Where does “cuain” come from?

cuain (Irish) comes from Old Irish cúan, from Old Irish cú, from Primitive Irish ᚉᚒᚅᚐ, from Proto-Celtic kū, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.

cuain (Irish): a litter; brood; pack; band, company

Definitions

  1. a litter; brood; pack; band, company

Ancestry of “cuain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcúanlitter; pack; band
2Old Irishcúdog, hound; wolf
3Primitive Irishᚉᚒᚅᚐhound, wolf
4Proto-Celtickūdog; wolf
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →Every word from Proto-Celtic kū →Every word from Primitive Irish ᚉᚒᚅᚐ →