Where does “mac” come from?

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

mac (Scottish Gaelic): son; Commonly used as a prefix of Irish and...

Definitions

  1. son; Commonly used as a prefix of Irish and...

Ancestry of “mac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishmacson
2Old Irishmaccson; child
3Primitive IrishᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔAlternative form of ᚋᚐᚊᚔ
4Proto-Celticmakkʷos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long

Words derived from “mac”

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