Where does “brenha” come from?

brenha (Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin brigna, from Gaulish brignā, from Proto-Celtic brixs, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

brenha (Portuguese): scrub; complication; confusion

Definitions

  1. scrub; complication; confusion

Ancestry of “brenha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinbrignarocky terrain
2Gaulishbrignā—
3Proto-Celticbrixshill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

Words derived from “brenha”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic brixs →Every word from Gaulish brignā →