Where does “daah” come from?

daah (Manx) comes from Middle Irish dóigid, from Old Irish dóïd, from Proto-Celtic *dauyeti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂w- — kindle, burn; to burn.

daah (Manx): colour, colouration, hue; dye, stain; pigment

Definitions

  1. colour, colouration, hue; dye, stain; pigment

Ancestry of “daah”, step by step

daah traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Irish dóigid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishdóigid—
2Old Irishdóïdto burn, scorch
3Proto-Celtic*dauyetito kindle, burn
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂w-kindle, burn; to burn

via Old Irish dath

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdathcolour; dye

Words derived from “daah”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂w- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *dauyeti →Every word from Old Irish dóïd →