Where does “cráinbheach” come from?

cráinbheach (Irish) comes from Irish beach, from Old Irish bech, from Proto-Celtic bekos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

cráinbheach (Irish): queen bee

Definitions

  1. queen bee

Ancestry of “cráinbheach”, step by step

cráinbheach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish beach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbeachbee
2Old Irishbechbee
3Proto-Celticbekosbee
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

via Irish cráin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcráinsow
2Old Irishcráinsow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Celtic bekos →Every word from Old Irish bech →