Where does “cúan” come from?
cúan (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish cúan, from Old Irish cú, from Primitive Irish ᚉᚒᚅᚐ, from Proto-Celtic kū, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.
cúan (Middle Irish): litter; pack; band
Ancestry of “cúan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | cúan | litter; pack; band |
| 2 | Old Irish | cú | dog, hound; wolf |
| 3 | Primitive Irish | ᚉᚒᚅᚐ | hound, wolf |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | kū | dog; wolf |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwṓ | dog |
Words derived from “cúan”