Where does “bressych” come from?
bressych (Middle Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic *brėsɨx, from Latin brassica, from Proto-Celtic bresic.
Ancestry of “bressych”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Brythonic | *brėsɨx | — |
| 2 | Latin | brassica | especially cabbage, but including cauliflower and... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | bresic | — |