Where does “murreen” come from?

murreen (Yola) comes from Irish brón, from Old Irish brón, from Proto-Celtic brugnos — sadness, pain.

murreen (Yola): alas!

Definitions

  1. alas!

Ancestry of “murreen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbrónsorrow; grieve; genitive singular of bró
2Old Irishbrónsorrow, grief, lamentation, distress, burden
3Proto-Celticbrugnossadness, pain
Every word from Proto-Celtic brugnos →Every word from Old Irish brón →Every word from Irish brón →