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Where does “dubae” come from?

dubae (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish -e, from Old Irish lán, from Proto-Celtic ɸlānos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

dubae (Old Irish): gloom, grief; genitive singular feminine of dub

Definitions

  1. gloom, grief; genitive singular feminine of dub

Ancestry of “dubae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irish-eForms concrete or abstract nouns from adjectives
2Old Irishlánfull
3Proto-Celticɸlānosfull
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “dubae”

  • dubhach
  • dubha
  • dubhach
  • dubach
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