Where does “ua” come from?

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

ua (Irish): Archaic form of ó

Definitions

  1. Archaic form of ó

Ancestry of “ua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irisháuegrandson
2Primitive Irishᚐᚃᚔdescendant
3Proto-Celticawyos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewh₂yosgrandfather

Words derived from “ua”

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