Where does “briga” come from?

briga (Slovene) comes from Italian briga, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

briga (Slovene): care

Definitions

  1. care

Ancestry of “briga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbrigatrouble, bother; third-person singular present...
2Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brekaną →Every word from Italian briga →