Where does “duán” come from?

duán (Irish) comes from Old Irish dubán, from Primitive Irish ᚇᚑᚃᚐᚌᚅᚔ, from Proto-Celtic dubus, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

duán (Irish): kidney; fishhook

Definitions

  1. kidney; fishhook

Ancestry of “duán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdubánhook
2Primitive Irishᚇᚑᚃᚐᚌᚅᚔ—
3Proto-Celticdubusblack
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “duán”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dubus →