Where does “píbdhubh” come from?

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

píbdhubh (Irish): black-necked

Definitions

  1. black-necked

Ancestry of “píbdhubh”, step by step

píbdhubh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish dubh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishdubhblack; black-haired
2Old Irishdubblack; morally dark, dire, gloomy, melancholy;...
3Proto-Celticdubusblack
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Irish píb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishpíbpipe; windpipe; throat, neck
2Old Irishpípa—
3Vulgar Latinpipapipe
4LatinpipoI pip, peep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dubus →
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