Where does “tarbhchomhrac” come from?

tarbhchomhrac (Irish) comes from Irish tarbh, from Old Irish tarb, from Proto-Celtic tarwos, from Proto-Celtic dubros, from Proto-Indo-European dʰubʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

tarbhchomhrac (Irish): bullfight; bullfighting

Definitions

  1. bullfight; bullfighting

Ancestry of “tarbhchomhrac”, step by step

tarbhchomhrac traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish tarbh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishtarbhbull
2Old Irishtarbbull
3Proto-Celtictarwosbull
4Proto-Celticdubrosdark; water
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰubʰrósdeep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Irish comhrac

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcomhracencounter, fight
2Old Irishcomracencounter

Words derived from “tarbhchomhrac”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰubʰrós →