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

  1. gladness, joy; nominative/vocative/dative plural...

Ancestry of “subha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsubaejoy, pleasure, happiness, merriment
2Proto-Celtic*subwiyom—
3Proto-Celticsu-good, well
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast

Words derived from “subha”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁su- →Every word from Proto-Celtic su- →