Where does “cuain” come from?

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

cuain (Scottish Gaelic): litter of puppies or piglets; genitive singular...

Definitions

  1. litter of puppies or piglets; genitive singular...

Ancestry of “cuain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcúanlitter; pack; band
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 →