Where does “Lugh” come from?

Lugh (English) comes from Irish lú, from Old Irish lugu, from Old Irish laigiu, from Proto-Celtic *lagyūs, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

Lugh (English): A pre-Christian Irish deity represented in mythological texts as a hero and High King of the distant past: the son of Cian and Ethniu

Definitions

  1. A pre-Christian Irish deity represented in mythological texts as a hero and High King of the distant past: the son of Cian and Ethniu

Ancestry of “Lugh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishlúcomparative degree of beag
2Old Irishlugucomparative degree of bec
3Old IrishlaigiuAlternative form of lugu
4Proto-Celtic*lagyūs—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *lagyūs →Every word from Old Irish laigiu →
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