Where does “subha” come from?
subha (Irish) comes from Old Irish subae, from Proto-Celtic *subwiyom, from Proto-Celtic su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.
subha (Irish): gladness, joy; nominative/vocative/dative plural...
Definitions
- gladness, joy; nominative/vocative/dative plural...
Ancestry of “subha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | subae | joy, pleasure, happiness, merriment |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | *subwiyom | — |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | su- | good, well |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁su- | good |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wes- | good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast |
Words derived from “subha”