Where does “leathbhuí” come from?
leathbhuí (Irish) comes from Irish leath-, from Irish leath, from Old Irish leth, from Proto-Celtic letos, from Old Czech léto, from Proto-Slavic lěto, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁tóm.
leathbhuí (Irish): yellowish
Ancestry of “leathbhuí”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | leath- | half-, hemi-, semi-; half-grown; one of two, of a... |
| 2 | Irish | leath | side; part, direction; half; part, portion;... |
| 3 | Old Irish | leth | half; direction; side |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | letos | side |
| 5 | Old Czech | léto | — |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | lěto | summer; year |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₁tóm | — |