Where does “Mac-” come from?

Mac- (English) comes from Irish mac, from Old Irish macc, from Primitive Irish ᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔ, from Proto-Celtic makkʷos, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

Mac- (English): A patronymic used to form common Irish and...

Definitions

  1. A patronymic used to form common Irish and...

Ancestry of “Mac-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishmacson; A common prefix of many Irish and Scottish...
2Old Irishmaccson; child
3Primitive IrishᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔAlternative form of ᚋᚐᚊᚔ
4Proto-Celticmakkʷos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic makkʷos →Every word from Primitive Irish ᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔ →