Where does “coin” come from?

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

coin (Scottish Gaelic): plural of cù

Definitions

  1. plural of cù

Ancestry of “coin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliccùdog, hound
2Old Irishcúdog, hound; wolf
3Primitive Irishᚉᚒᚅᚐhound, wolf
4Proto-Celtickūdog; wolf
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →Every word from Proto-Celtic kū →Every word from Primitive Irish ᚉᚒᚅᚐ →