↑ Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997, p.98
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian*britśiā, attested in Illyrianbrisa(“husks of grapes”). According to Pokorny (1:144), Latin brisa(“husks of wine”) is an Illyrian loanword.[1].