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Where does “dubán” come from?

dubán (Old Irish) comes from Primitive Irish ᚇᚑᚃᚐᚌᚅᚔ, from Proto-Celtic dubus, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dubán (Old Irish): hook

Definitions

  1. hook

Ancestry of “dubán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Primitive Irishᚇᚑᚃᚐᚌᚅᚔ—
2Proto-Celticdubusblack
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “dubán”

  • dubhan
  • ceàrd-dubhan
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