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Where does “ᚇᚑᚃᚐᚌᚅᚔ” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ᚇᚑᚃᚐᚌᚅᚔ”, step by step

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