Where does “braf” come from?

braf (Welsh) comes from Middle French brave, from Italian bravo, from Vulgar Latin bravus, from Latin barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.

braf (Welsh): fine, excellent; strong, healthy

Definitions

  1. fine, excellent; strong, healthy

Ancestry of “braf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchbrave—
2Italianbravogood, well-behaved; good, skilful, capable,...
3Vulgar Latinbravus—
4Latinbarbarusforeign; savage; uncivilized
5Ancient Greekβάρβαροςnon-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbalb-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European balb- →Every word from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος →Every word from Latin barbarus →