Where does “briga” come from?

briga (Gaulish) comes from Proto-Celtic brigā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

briga (Gaulish): hill; fortress

Definitions

  1. hill; fortress

Ancestry of “briga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticbrigāmight, power
2Proto-Indo-European*bʰérǵʰoshill
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

Words derived from “briga”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰos →Every word from Proto-Celtic brigā →