Where does “bronntanas” come from?
bronntanas (Irish) comes from Irish bronnta, from Irish bronn, from Old Irish bronnaid, from Proto-Celtic *brusnati, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- — to break.
bronntanas (Irish): present, gift; bestowal
Ancestry of “bronntanas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | bronnta | gifted, bestowed |
| 2 | Irish | bronn | donate, bestow, gift, grant; variant genitive... |
| 3 | Old Irish | bronnaid | — |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | *brusnati | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrews- | to break |