Where does “mac-” come from?

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

mac- (Manx): duplicate

Definitions

  1. duplicate

Ancestry of “mac-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxmacson
2Old Irishmaccson; child
3Primitive IrishᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔAlternative form of ᚋᚐᚊᚔ
4Proto-Celticmakkʷos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic makkʷos →Every word from Primitive Irish ᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔ →