Where does “Una” come from?
Una is an English name derived from Irish Úna, from Irish uan, from Old Irish úan, from Proto-Celtic ognos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots pu- and -nós.
Ancestry of “Una”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | Úna | — |
| 2 | Irish | uan | lamb; froth, foam |
| 3 | Old Irish | úan | lamb; foam; froth |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | ognos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂egʷnós | lamb |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |