Where does “Cavan” come from?

Cavan is an English place name derived from Irish Cabhán, from Old Irish cobfán, of uncertain ultimate origin.

Cavan (English): Irish grid ref H 4104

Definitions

  1. Irish grid ref H 4104

Ancestry of “Cavan”, step by step

Cavan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian جوان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianجوانyoung; youthful; youth
2Middle Persianyw'n—
3Proto-IranianHyúHāyouthful, young
4Proto-Indo-IranianHyúHāyouthful, young
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂yéwHōyoung
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂óyulong time, lifetime
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning

via Tagalog kaban

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkabana unit of measure of a plant of a rice; a sack; a...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*kabancompanion, member of a group (of animals or people); friend

via Irish cabhán

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcabhánhollow, cavity
2Old Irishcobfánslope, hollow

Words derived from “Cavan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂óyu →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂yéwHō →
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