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Where does “speuclairean bàn-dhearg” come from?

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

speuclairean bàn-dhearg (Scottish Gaelic): rose-colored glasses

Definitions

  1. rose-colored glasses

Ancestry of “speuclairean bàn-dhearg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicbàn-dheargpink
2Scottish Gaelicbànwhite, pale, fair; fair, blond
3Old Irishbánwhite; pure
4Proto-Celticbānoswhite
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →