Where does “dobhareach” come from?

dobhareach (Irish) comes from Irish each, from Old Irish ech, from Primitive Irish ᚓᚊᚐᚄ, from Proto-Celtic ekʷos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- — swift.

dobhareach (Irish): hippopotamus

Definitions

  1. hippopotamus

Ancestry of “dobhareach”, step by step

dobhareach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish each

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irisheachhorse
2Old Irishechhorse
3Primitive Irishᚓᚊᚐᚄhorse
4Proto-Celticekʷoshorse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éḱwosstallion, horse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱu-swift

via Irish dobhar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishdobharwater, moisture, sea; dark, gloomy, obscure, foul
2Old Irishdoburwater, river
3Proto-Celticdubrosdark; water
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰubʰrósdeep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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