Words for blue / dark / dun in Celtic languages.
| Proto-Celtic | *gurmos = dun, dark, blue |
|---|---|
| Irish (Gaeilge) | gorm [ˈɡɔɾˠəmˠ] = blue; dyeing-blue; azure; dark-blue; livid, purple |
| Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) | gorm [gɔrɔm] = blue; green, verdant; green, inexperienced, wet (behind the ears) |
| Manx (Gaelg) | gorrym = blue, black, dark-skinned; washing blue |
| Proto-Brythonic | *gurm = dun, dark, blue |
| Welsh (Cymraeg) | gwrm = brown, dark-brown, reddish, greyish-brown, dark-grey, dark, dusky, black, dark-blue, blue |
| Cornish (Kernewek) | gorm [gɔrm] = (dark) brown |
| Old Breton | uurm = dark |
Etymology: unknown
Note: the Old Breton word is used in the expression uurm-haelon (“with dark brows”).
Words marked with a * are reconstructions.
Sources: Wiktionary, Am Faclair Beag, Online Manx Dictionary, Teanglann.ie, Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru, Gerlyver Kernewek
