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Where does “Ó Conaill” come from?

Ó Conaill (Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic Kunowalos, from Proto-Celtic kū, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.

Ó Conaill (Irish): descendant of {{l|en|Connel}}

Definitions

  1. descendant of {{l|en|Connel}}

Ancestry of “Ó Conaill”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-CelticKunowalos—
2Proto-Celtickūdog; wolf
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

Words derived from “Ó Conaill”

  • O'Connell
  • O'Connellite
  • O'Connellism
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