Where does “bánbhuí” come from?

bánbhuí (Irish) comes from Irish bán, from Old Irish bán, from Proto-Celtic bānos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

bánbhuí (Irish): cream

Definitions

  1. cream

Ancestry of “bánbhuí”, step by step

bánbhuí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish bán

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbánwhite; blank; fair-haired
2Old Irishbánwhite; pure
3Proto-Celticbānoswhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-

via Irish buí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbuíyellow; sallow, jaundiced; tan
2Old Irishbuideyellow; yellowness; buttercup
3Proto-Celticbodiyā
4Proto-Celticbodosgood will
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰed-to improve, make better
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-Every word from Proto-Celtic bānos