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Where does “bʰrāg-” come from?

bʰrāg- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

bʰrāg- (Proto-Indo-European): rump, hock, hindquarters

Definitions

  1. rump, hock, hindquarters

Ancestry of “bʰrāg-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “bʰrāg-”

  • breach
  • Brooklyn
  • breeches
  • breech
  • brogue
  • britches
  • breeching
  • breechcloth
  • breechloader
  • breechclout
  • unbreachable
  • Brooklynite
  • breechblock
  • Brooklynese
  • breacher
  • breachy
  • breechless
  • breachable
  • breechesmaker
  • underbreeches
  • unbreech
  • breechesless
  • spousebreach
  • broguish
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