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Proto-Celtic · reconstructed language

*brusū

noun

Meaning

  1. belly, abdomen
  2. breast

Etymology / origin

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (“belly, to swell”); compare with English breast, Proto-Germanic *brunjǭ (“breastplate”), and Proto-Slavic *břȗxo (“belly”). However, also compare Ancient Greek βρύω (brúō, “to be full, bursting”) and Sanskrit भ्रूण (bhrūṇa, “embryo”).

  1. भ्रूण(Sanskrit)→
  2. βρύω(Ancient Greek)→
  3. *břȗxo(sla-pro)→
  4. *brunjǭ(gem-pro)→
  5. breast(English)→
  6. *bʰrews-(ine-pro)→
  7. brusū (Proto-Celtic)
  8. Relations: der, cog, cog, cog, cog, cog

Related words

*bʰrews-(ine-pro)breast(English)*brunjǭ(gem-pro)*břȗxo(sla-pro)βρύω(Ancient Greek)भ्रूण(Sanskrit)

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