Where does “cúan” come from?

cúan (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish cú, from Primitive Irish ᚉᚒᚅᚐ, from Proto-Celtic kū, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.

cúan (Old Irish): litter; pack; band

Definitions

  1. litter; pack; band

Ancestry of “cúan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcúdog, hound; wolf
2Primitive Irishᚉᚒᚅᚐhound, wolf
3Proto-Celtickūdog; wolf
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

Words derived from “cúan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →Every word from Proto-Celtic kū →Every word from Primitive Irish ᚉᚒᚅᚐ →