Where does “macc” come from?

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

macc (Old Irish): son; child

Definitions

  1. son; child

Ancestry of “macc”, step by step

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

Words derived from “macc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic makkʷos →Every word from Primitive Irish ᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔ →