Where does “bairín breac” come from?

bairín breac (Irish) comes from Irish breac, from Old Irish brecc, from Proto-Celtic brikkos, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

bairín breac (Irish): barmbrack

Definitions

  1. barmbrack

Ancestry of “bairín breac”, step by step

bairín breac traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish breac

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbreacspeckled, spotted; to speckle; trout
2Old Irishbreccspeckled, spotted, flecked; checkered; variegated
3Proto-Celticbrikkosspeckled, spotted
4Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Irish bairín

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbairínloaf
2Old Irishbairgenbread, loaf; food, plain diet; bread, loaf
3Proto-Celticbargoscake, bread
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

Words derived from “bairín breac”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- →