Where does “Connachta” come from?

Connachta (Irish) comes from Old Irish Connachta, from Old Irish Conn, from Proto-Celtic Kunowalos, from Proto-Celtic kū, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.

Connachta (Irish): Connacht

Definitions

  1. Connacht

Ancestry of “Connachta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old IrishConnachtainhabitants of Connacht
2Old IrishConnused in Ireland
3Proto-CelticKunowalos—
4Proto-Celtickūdog; wolf
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →Every word from Proto-Celtic kū →Every word from Proto-Celtic Kunowalos →