Where does “tarbh” come from?

tarbh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish tarb, from Proto-Celtic tarwos, from Proto-Celtic dubros, from Proto-Indo-European dʰubʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

tarbh (Scottish Gaelic): bull; Taurus

Definitions

  1. bull; Taurus

Ancestry of “tarbh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishtarbbull
2Proto-Celtictarwosbull
3Proto-Celticdubrosdark; water
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰubʰrósdeep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “tarbh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰubʰrós →