Where does “bunchéim” come from?

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

bunchéim (Irish): positive degree of adjectives and adverbs

Definitions

  1. positive degree of adjectives and adverbs

Ancestry of “bunchéim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbun-basic, fundamental, primary, ultimate, original,...
2Irishbunbase, bottom; stock, stump, trunk; lower end
3Old Irishbunbase; bottom; butt
4Proto-Celticbonusfoundation, base, butt
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Celtic bonus →Every word from Old Irish bun →