Where does “breñal” come from?

breñal (Spanish) comes from Spanish breña, from Vulgar Latin brigna, from Gaulish brignā, from Proto-Celtic brixs, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

breñal (Spanish): scrubland

Definitions

  1. scrubland

Ancestry of “breñal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbreñascrub, brush (thick vegetation)
2Vulgar Latinbrignarocky terrain
3Gaulishbrignā—
4Proto-Celticbrixshill
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic brixs →Every word from Gaulish brignā →
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