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Where does “bun” come from?

bun (Irish) comes from Old Irish bun, from Proto-Celtic bonus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

bun (Irish): base, bottom; stock, stump, trunk; lower end

Definitions

  1. base, bottom; stock, stump, trunk; lower end

Ancestry of “bun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbunbase; bottom; butt
2Proto-Celticbonusfoundation, base, butt
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “bun”

  • míbhunreachtúil
  • buntéip
  • bunaíocht
  • bun-
  • bunreacht
  • bunaigh
  • bunú
  • buntáirge
  • bunuimhir
  • bunreachtúil
  • bunúil
  • bunuimhreacht
  • bundúchasach
  • bunúlacht
  • bunscoil
  • bunsraith
  • bunreachtúlacht
  • bunaonad
  • bunábhar
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