Where does “dooarchoo” come from?

dooarchoo (Manx) comes from Old Irish doburchú, from Proto-Celtic dubrokū, from Proto-Celtic dubros, from Proto-Indo-European dʰubʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dooarchoo (Manx): otter

Definitions

  1. otter

Ancestry of “dooarchoo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdoburchúotter
2Proto-Celticdubrokūotter
3Proto-Celticdubrosdark; water
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰubʰrósdeep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰubʰrós →