Where does “Maoldúin” come from?

Maoldúin (Irish) comes from Old Irish Máel Dúin, from Old Irish Máel, from Proto-Celtic mailos — bald; bare.

Ancestry of “Maoldúin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old IrishMáel Dúin—
2Old IrishMáelbald, bare, shaved, shorn, tonsured
3Proto-Celticmailosbald; bare

Words derived from “Maoldúin”

Every word from Proto-Celtic mailos →Every word from Old Irish Máel →Every word from Old Irish Máel Dúin →