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
Ancestry of “ua”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | áue | — |
| 2 | Primitive Irish | ᚐᚃᚔ | descendant |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | awyos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewh₂yos | grandfather |