Where does “brigna” come from?

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

brigna (Vulgar Latin): rocky terrain

Definitions

  1. rocky terrain

Ancestry of “brigna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gaulishbrignā—
2Proto-Celticbrixshill
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

Words derived from “brigna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic brixs →Every word from Gaulish brignā →