Where does “seillean-dubh” come from?

seillean-dubh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic Dùbh, from Old Irish dub, from Proto-Celtic dubus, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

seillean-dubh (Scottish Gaelic): bumblebee

Definitions

  1. bumblebee

Ancestry of “seillean-dubh”, step by step

seillean-dubh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic Dùbh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish GaelicDùbhDec December
2Old Irishdubblack; morally dark, dire, gloomy, melancholy;...
3Proto-Celticdubusblack
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Scottish Gaelic seillean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicseilleanbee, heath or field-bee; teasing request or...
2Middle Irishteillennswarm of bees
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dubus →