Where does “lieh-vraar” come from?

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

lieh-vraar (Manx): half brother

Definitions

  1. half brother

Ancestry of “lieh-vraar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxbraarbrother; monk, friar
2Old Irishbráthairbrother, cousin, kinsman
3Proto-Celticbrātīrbrother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Celtic brātīr →Every word from Old Irish bráthair →