Where does “brancà” come from?

brancà (Istriot) comes from Late Latin branca, from Gaulish vranca, from Proto-Indo-European wrónkeh₂.

brancà (Istriot): to grasp, to clasp, to clutch

Definitions

  1. to grasp, to clasp, to clutch

Ancestry of “brancà”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinbrancafootprint, paw; footprint”, later also “paw, claw
2Gaulishvranca—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwrónkeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrónkeh₂ →Every word from Gaulish vranca →Every word from Late Latin branca →