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Where does “bruinne” come from?

bruinne (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic brusnyos.

bruinne (Old Irish): breast, bosom, chest; front; centre, surface;...

Definitions

  1. breast, bosom, chest; front; centre, surface;...

Ancestry of “bruinne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticbrusnyos—

Words derived from “bruinne”

  • urbhruinne
  • broinn
  • broinne
  • airbruinne
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