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Where does “brà” come from?

brà (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish brao, from Proto-Celtic brawū, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂wō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

brà (Scottish Gaelic): quern, handmill

Definitions

  1. quern, handmill

Ancestry of “brà”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbraoquern, millstone
2Proto-Celticbrawūquern, millstone
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂wōquern, mill-stone
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
5Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots
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