Where does “berau” come from?

berau (Malay) comes from Middle Welsh bereu, from Middle Welsh -eu, from Old Welsh -ou, from Proto-Brythonic -ow, from Proto-Celtic -owes.

berau (Malay): unfortunate

Definitions

  1. unfortunate

Ancestry of “berau”, step by step

berau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Welsh bereu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshbereu—
2Middle Welsh-eu—
3Old Welsh-ou—
4Proto-Brythonic-ow—
5Proto-Celtic-owes—

via Proto-Malayic bəras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicbərasrice
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbəʀasrice
3Proto-Austronesianbəʀasrice
Every word from Proto-Celtic -owes →Every word from Middle Welsh -eu →Every word from Proto-Brythonic -ow →