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