Where does “braich” come from?

braich (Irish) comes from Middle Irish braich, from Old Irish mraich, from Proto-Celtic *mrakis, from Proto-Indo-European merk- — wet; to decay.

braich (Irish): malt

Definitions

  1. malt

Ancestry of “braich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishbraich—
2Old Irishmraichmalt
3Proto-Celtic*mrakismalt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmerk-wet; to decay
Every word from Proto-Indo-European merk- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *mrakis →Every word from Old Irish mraich →