Where does “Corbmac” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Corbmac”, step by step

Corbmac traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish macc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmaccson; child
2Primitive IrishᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔAlternative form of ᚋᚐᚊᚔ
3Proto-Celticmakkʷos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long

via Old Irish corb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcorbwagon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic makkʷos →Every word from Primitive Irish ᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔ →