Where does “briga” come from?

briga (Guianese Creole) comes from Portuguese briga, from Portuguese brigar, from Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

briga (Guianese Creole): to fight

Definitions

  1. to fight

Ancestry of “briga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebrigafight
2Portuguesebrigarto brawl, fight; to quarrel
3Gothic𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽to break; to struggle, contend
4Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brekaną →Every word from Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽 →