Where does “lú” come from?

lú (Irish) comes from Old Irish lugu, from Old Irish laigiu, from Proto-Celtic *lagyūs, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

lú (Irish): comparative degree of beag

Definitions

  1. comparative degree of beag

Ancestry of “lú”, step by step

lú traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish lugu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishlugucomparative degree of bec
2Old IrishlaigiuAlternative form of lugu
3Proto-Celtic*lagyūs—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

via Old Irish Lug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old IrishLugLugh
2Primitive IrishᚂᚒᚌᚐLugh
3Proto-CelticLugusthe god {{w|Lugus}}

Words derived from “lú”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *lagyūs →Every word from Old Irish laigiu →