Where does “Kormákr” come from?

Kormákr (Old Norse) comes from Old Irish Cormac, from Old Irish mac, from Proto-Celtic makkos — surety.

Ancestry of “Kormákr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old IrishCormac—
2Old Irishmacbond, surety
3Proto-Celticmakkossurety

Words derived from “Kormákr”

Every word from Proto-Celtic makkos →Every word from Old Irish mac →Every word from Old Irish Cormac →
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