Where does “brocais” come from?

brocais (Irish) comes from Middle Irish broclas, from Middle Irish brocc, from Primitive Irish ᚁᚏᚑᚉᚔ, from Proto-Celtic brokkos — badger.

brocais (Irish): den; pigsty; dirty-faced person

Definitions

  1. den; pigsty; dirty-faced person

Ancestry of “brocais”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishbroclasbrock-hole
2Middle Irishbroccbadger
3Primitive Irishᚁᚏᚑᚉᚔ—
4Proto-Celticbrokkosbadger
Every word from Proto-Celtic brokkos →Every word from Primitive Irish ᚁᚏᚑᚉᚔ →Every word from Middle Irish brocc →