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Where does “βραχύς” come from?

βραχύς (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek βραχύς, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

βραχύς (Greek): short

Definitions

  1. short

Ancestry of “βραχύς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβραχύςshort, brief; short, small, little; few
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short

Words derived from “βραχύς”

  • βραχύχρονος
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