Where does “mic” come from?

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

mic (Irish): inflection of mac : ## vocative/genitive...

Definitions

inflection of mac : ## vocative/genitive...

Ancestry of “mic”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Irish	mac	son; A common prefix of many Irish and Scottish...
2	Old Irish	macc	son; child
3	Primitive Irish	ᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔ	Alternative form of ᚋᚐᚊᚔ
4	Proto-Celtic	makkʷos	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	meh₂ḱ-	to raise, increase; long

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