Where does “dubha” come from?

dubha (Irish) comes from Old Irish dubae, from Old Irish -e, from Old Irish lán, from Proto-Celtic ɸlānos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

dubha (Irish): grief, gloom; nominative/vocative/dative/strong...

Definitions

  1. grief, gloom; nominative/vocative/dative/strong...

Ancestry of “dubha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdubaegloom, grief; genitive singular feminine of dub
2Old Irish-eForms concrete or abstract nouns from adjectives
3Old Irishlánfull
4Proto-Celticɸlānosfull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Old Irish -e →