Where does “fada” come from?

fada (Irish) comes from Irish Ó, from Irish ua, from Old Irish áue, from Primitive Irish ᚐᚃᚔ, from Proto-Celtic awyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewh₂yos — grandfather.

fada (Irish): long; far

Definitions

  1. long; far

Ancestry of “fada”, step by step

fada traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish Ó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishÓAlternative form of ó used in surnames
2IrishuaArchaic form of ó
3Old Irisháuegrandson
4Primitive Irishᚐᚃᚔdescendant
5Proto-Celticawyos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewh₂yosgrandfather

via Old Irish fota

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfotalong
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwasdʰoslong, wide

Words derived from “fada”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewh₂yos →Every word from Proto-Celtic awyos →Every word from Primitive Irish ᚐᚃᚔ →