Where does “brasa” come from?
brasa (Papiamentu) comes from Kabuverdianu brasu, from Portuguese Braço, from Old Portuguese braço, from Latin brachium, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων, from Ancient Greek βραχύς, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus — short.
brasa (Papiamentu): arm; to embrace; to hug
Ancestry of “brasa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Kabuverdianu | brasu | arm |
| 2 | Portuguese | Braço | — |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | braço | arm |
| 4 | Latin | brachium | Alternative form of bracchium; arm, branch; limb |
| 5 | Latin | bracchium | forearm; arm; limb of an animal |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βραχίων | the arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βραχύς | short, brief; short, small, little; few |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |