Where does “brai” come from?
brai (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin bragio, from Gaulish bragu, from Welsh -u, from Middle Welsh -u, from Proto-Brythonic -oβ̃ — Forms verbal nouns, originally from thematic...
Ancestry of “brai”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | bragio | I bray, make animal noises; I cry, weep |
| 2 | Gaulish | bragu | — |
| 3 | Welsh | -u | impression, imprint |
| 4 | Middle Welsh | -u | — |
| 5 | Proto-Brythonic | -oβ̃ | Forms verbal nouns, originally from thematic... |
Words derived from “brai”