Where does “cuan” come from?

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

cuan (Irish): bay; harbour; port

Definitions

  1. bay; harbour; port

Ancestry of “cuan”, step by step

cuan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Irish cúan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishcúanlitter; pack; band
2Old Irishcúanlitter; pack; band
3Old Irishcúdog, hound; wolf
4Primitive Irishᚉᚒᚅᚐhound, wolf
5Proto-Celtickūdog; wolf
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

via Old Irish cúán

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcúánsmall dog
2Old Irishánverbal noun of aigid
3Old Irishairfor
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →Every word from Proto-Celtic kū →Every word from Primitive Irish ᚉᚒᚅᚐ →