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Where does “Dunky” come from?

Dunky (English) comes from English duncan, from Irish Ó Duinnchinn, from Irish ceann, from Middle Irish cenn, from Old Irish cenn, from Proto-Celtic Kʷennowindos, from Proto-Celtic windos, from Proto-Indo-European windo- — to see.

Ancestry of “Dunky”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishduncan—
2IrishÓ Duinnchinn—
3Irishceannhead; head of cabbage, capitulum; end, extremity
4Middle Irishcennhead; end
5Old Irishcennhead; end
6Proto-CelticKʷennowindos—
7Proto-Celticwindoswhite
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwindo-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →