Where does “mac” come from?

mac (Irish) comes from Old Irish macc, from Primitive Irish ᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔ, from Proto-Celtic makkʷos, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

mac (Irish): son; A common prefix of many Irish and Scottish...

Definitions

  1. son; A common prefix of many Irish and Scottish...

Ancestry of “mac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmaccson; child
2Primitive IrishᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔAlternative form of ᚋᚐᚊᚔ
3Proto-Celticmakkʷos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long

Words derived from “mac”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic makkʷos →Every word from Primitive Irish ᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔ →