Where does “Connachta” come from?

Connachta (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish Conn, from Proto-Celtic Kunowalos, from Proto-Celtic kū, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.

Connachta (Old Irish): inhabitants of Connacht

Definitions

  1. inhabitants of Connacht

Ancestry of “Connachta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old IrishConnused in Ireland
2Proto-CelticKunowalos—
3Proto-Celtickūdog; wolf
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

Words derived from “Connachta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →Every word from Proto-Celtic kū →Every word from Proto-Celtic Kunowalos →