Where does “cú” come from?

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

cú (Old Irish): dog, hound; wolf

Definitions

  1. dog, hound; wolf

Ancestry of “cú”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Primitive Irishᚉᚒᚅᚐhound, wolf
2Proto-Celtickūdog; wolf
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

Words derived from “cú”

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