Where does “dúlamán” come from?

dúlamán (Irish) comes from Irish dubh-lomán, from Irish dubh, from Old Irish dub, from Proto-Celtic dubus, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dúlamán (Irish): channelled wrack (Pelvetia canaliculata), a type of edible seaweed

Definitions

  1. channelled wrack (Pelvetia canaliculata), a type of edible seaweed

Ancestry of “dúlamán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishdubh-lomán—
2Irishdubhblack; black-haired
3Old Irishdubblack; morally dark, dire, gloomy, melancholy;...
4Proto-Celticdubusblack
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dubus →