Where does “tarbh-allaidh” come from?

tarbh-allaidh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic tarbh, 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-allaidh (Scottish Gaelic): bison, buffalo

Definitions

  1. bison, buffalo

Ancestry of “tarbh-allaidh”, step by step

tarbh-allaidh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic tarbh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelictarbhbull; Taurus
2Old Irishtarbbull
3Proto-Celtictarwosbull
4Proto-Celticdubrosdark; water
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰubʰrósdeep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Scottish Gaelic allaidh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicallaidhwild, fierce
2Old Irishallaidwild, undomesticated; wild animal
3Old Irishálbrood, litter, clutch
4Old Irishollgreat, vast
5Proto-Celticɸolnosgreat in size
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpolh₁-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰubʰrós →