Where does “bàn-dhearg” come from?

bàn-dhearg (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic bàn, from Old Irish bán, from Proto-Celtic bānos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

bàn-dhearg (Scottish Gaelic): pink

Definitions

  1. pink

Ancestry of “bàn-dhearg”, step by step

bàn-dhearg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic bàn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicbànwhite, pale, fair; fair, blond
2Old Irishbánwhite; pure
3Proto-Celticbānoswhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

via Scottish Gaelic dearg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicdeargred; reddish; complete, utter
2Old Irishdergred
3Proto-Celticdergosred crimson
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰerg-to dim, darken; dim, dull; dark, dusky
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “bàn-dhearg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic bānos →