Where does “Conn” come from?
Conn (Irish) comes from Old Irish Conn, from Proto-Celtic Kunowalos, from Proto-Celtic kū, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.
Ancestry of “Conn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | Conn | — |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | Kunowalos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | kū | dog; wolf |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwṓ | dog |