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Where does “bruach” come from?

bruach (Irish) comes from Old Irish bruach, from Old Irish -ach, from Proto-Celtic -ākos, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂ḱos, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

bruach (Irish): bank , brink; swollen edge

Definitions

  1. bank , brink; swollen edge

Ancestry of “bruach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbruachedge, brink; margin, border; bank, shore
2Old Irish-achForms adjectives meaning "related to, having,...
3Proto-Celtic-ākosForms adjectives from nouns and adjectives with...
4Proto-Indo-European-eh₂ḱos—
5Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...

Words derived from “bruach”

  • bruachbhaile
  • bruachbhailteach
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