brazu

Asturian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *mreǵʰ-

Proto-Indo-European *-us

Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus

Proto-Hellenic *brəkʰús

Ancient Greek βρᾰχῠ́ς (brăkhŭ́s)

Proto-Indo-European *-yōsder.

Proto-Indo-European *-isō

Proto-Hellenic *-ihō

Ancient Greek -ῑ́ων (-ī́ōn)

Ancient Greek βρᾰχῑ́ων (brăkhī́ōn)bor.

Latin bracchium

Old Leonese [Term?]

Asturian brazu

Inherited from Old Leonese [Term?], from Latin bracchium, brāchium, from Ancient Greek βρᾰχῑ́ων (brăkhī́ōn, “arm”, literally “the shorter one”).

Noun

brazu m (plural brazos)

1. arm

Related terms

• abrazar

Further reading

• “brazu”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
• García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “brazu”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Leonese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin brachium, bracchium.

Noun

brazu m (plural brazos)

1. arm

References

• “brazu”, in Diccionario Castellano-Leonés / Leonés-Castellano [Spanish-Leonese / Leonese-Spanish Dictionary] (in Spanish), La Asociación L'Alderique, 2012–2026