Where does “ceannrua” come from?

ceannrua (Irish) comes from Irish ceann, from Middle Irish cenn, from Old Irish cenn, from Proto-Celtic Kʷennowindos, from Proto-Celtic windos, from Proto-Indo-European windo-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

ceannrua (Irish): red-headed, red-haired

Definitions

  1. red-headed, red-haired

Ancestry of “ceannrua”, step by step

ceannrua traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish ceann

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishceannhead; head of cabbage, capitulum; end, extremity
2Middle Irishcennhead; end
3Old Irishcennhead; end
4Proto-CelticKʷennowindoswhite-headed, white-faced
5Proto-Celticwindoswhite
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwindo-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Irish rua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishruared; reddish-brown, russet, copper brown; wild,...
2Old Irishrúadred, reddish
3Proto-Celticroudosred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →