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Where does “lhiass-vraar” come from?

lhiass-vraar (Manx) comes from Manx braar, from Old Irish bráthair, from Proto-Celtic brātīr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.

lhiass-vraar (Manx): stepbrother

Definitions

  1. stepbrother

Ancestry of “lhiass-vraar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxbraarbrother; monk, friar
2Old Irishbráthairbrother, cousin, kinsman
3Proto-Celticbrātīrbrother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother
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