Where does “*mab” come from?

*mab (Brythonic) comes from Proto-Celtic makʷos, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

Ancestry of “*mab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticmakʷosson
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱwos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long

Words derived from “*mab”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- →