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Where does “brawū” come from?

brawū (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂wō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

brawū (Proto-Celtic): quern, millstone

Definitions

  1. quern, millstone

Ancestry of “brawū”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂wōquern, mill-stone
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
3Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “brawū”

  • brà
  • brao
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