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Where does “*bronn” come from?

*bronn (Proto-Brythonic) comes from Proto-Celtic brusū, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- — to break.

Ancestry of “*bronn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticbrusūbelly, abdomen; breast
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrews-to break
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