Where does “mab” come from?

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

mab (Cornish): son; male child, boy

Definitions

  1. son; male child, boy

Ancestry of “mab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicmabson
2Proto-Celticmakʷosson
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱwos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long

Words derived from “mab”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱwos →Every word from Proto-Celtic makʷos →