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Where does “dubus” come from?

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

dubus (Proto-Celtic): black

Definitions

  1. black

Ancestry of “dubus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dubus”

  • Douglas
  • Douglas
  • píbdhubh
  • dúshaothrú
  • dúghorm
  • dú-
  • dúlamán
  • dúliath
  • dúchroíoch
  • ceanndubh
  • dubha
  • scothdhubh
  • dubhach
  • dubh-lomán
  • dúbhoc
  • dubh
  • dúch
  • Dyflinn
  • dubhach
  • Dùbh
  • seillean-dubh
  • Dùbhlachd
  • dubh
  • du
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