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Where does “brù” come from?

brù (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish brú, from Proto-Celtic brusū, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- — to break.

brù (Scottish Gaelic): belly; stomach; womb

Definitions

  1. belly; stomach; womb

Ancestry of “brù”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbrúbelly, abdomen; breast; womb
2Proto-Celticbrusūbelly, abdomen; breast
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrews-to break
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