Where does “lánfhada” come from?

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

lánfhada (Irish): full-length; rather long; a bit too far

Definitions

  1. full-length; rather long; a bit too far

Ancestry of “lánfhada”, step by step

lánfhada traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish fada

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishfadalong; far
2IrishÓAlternative form of ó used in surnames
3IrishuaArchaic form of ó
4Old Irisháuegrandson
5Primitive Irishᚐᚃᚔdescendant
6Proto-Celticawyos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewh₂yosgrandfather

via Irish lán

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishlánfull, replete; swelling; full
2Old Irishlánfull
3Proto-Celticɸlānosfull
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewh₂yos →Every word from Proto-Celtic awyos →Every word from Primitive Irish ᚐᚃᚔ →