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Where does “Bráma” come from?

Bráma (Irish) comes from Sanskrit ब्रह्मन्, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

Ancestry of “Bráma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritब्रह्मन्pious effusion or utterance, outpouring of the...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain
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