Where does “Ó Canann” come from?

Ó Canann (Irish) comes from Irish cana, from Middle Irish cana, from Proto-Celtic kanawū — whelp, cub.

Ancestry of “Ó Canann”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcanacub, whelp; bardic poet of the fourth order;...
2Middle Irishcanacub; puppy
3Proto-Celtickanawūwhelp, cub

Words derived from “Ó Canann”

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