Where does “brága” come from?
brága (Middle Irish) comes from Latin brācae, from Latin brāca, from Etruscan *brāca, from Proto-Germanic brōks, from Proto-Germanic brāks, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrāg-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.
brága (Middle Irish): neck, throat, gullet; body, person; captive,...
Definitions
- neck, throat, gullet; body, person; captive,...
Ancestry of “brága”, step by step
brága traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin brācae
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | brācae | trousers; breeches, britches, pants |
| 2 | Latin | brāca | trousers, breeches (not worn by the Romans) |
| 3 | Etruscan | *brāca | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | brōks | rear end, rump, hindquarters; leggings, pants,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | brāks | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrāg- | rump, hock, hindquarters |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |