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Where does “ᚁᚏᚐᚅᚔ” come from?

ᚁᚏᚐᚅᚔ (Primitive Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic branos, from Proto-Indo-European werneh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ancestry of “ᚁᚏᚐᚅᚔ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticbranoscrow, raven
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwerneh₂-crow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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