Where does “coin” come from?

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

coin (Old Irish): inflection of cú: ## accusative/dative...

Definitions

  1. inflection of cú: ## accusative/dative...

Ancestry of “coin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdog, hound; wolf
2Primitive Irishᚉᚒᚅᚐhound, wolf
3Proto-Celticdog; wolf
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓEvery word from Proto-Celtic Every word from Primitive Irish ᚉᚒᚅᚐ