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English merry (cognate)
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Ancient Greek βραχύς (cognate)
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Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus (inherited)
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Sanskrit मुहु (cognate)
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English brief (derived)
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English breve (derived)
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English merry (cognate)
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English brume (mention)
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Afrikaans brief (derived)
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Middle English bref (derived)
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Spanish breve (borrowed)
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Old French brief (derived)
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Old French bref (inherited)
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North Frisian bräif (mention)
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North Frisian briaf (mention)
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Ancient Greek βραχύς (cognate)
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Icelandic bréf (derived)
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Italian breve (borrowed)
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Italian breve (derived)