Where does “bruma” come from?
bruma (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese bruma, from Latin brūma, from Latin brevima, from Latin brevis, from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.
bruma (Portuguese): mist
Ancestry of “bruma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | bruma | — |
| 2 | Latin | brūma | — |
| 3 | Latin | brevima | the shortest |
| 4 | Latin | brevis | short, small, little, narrow; brief, short;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *breɣʷis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |