noun · feminine
brosca
*brosca f
Meaning
- Proto Balkan Romanceespeciallyfemininereconstructionfrog or toad
Origins
Uncertain. Possibly linked to Ancient Greek βρόθακος (bróthakos), via a root *broscus (cf. Medieval Latin bruscus). Possibly ultimately of onomatopoetic origin. Cf. also Proto-Germanic *fruskaz.
Balkan Romance
- Romanianbroască
- Albanianbreshkë
- Aromanianbroascã
Gallo-Italic
- Lombardbrosco