Where does “macan” come from?

macan (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic mac, 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.

macan (Scottish Gaelic): Diminutive of mac; sonny, laddie, little boy

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of mac; sonny, laddie, little boy

Ancestry of “macan”, step by step

macan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic mac

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicmacson; Commonly used as a prefix of Irish and...
2Middle Irishmacson
3Old Irishmaccson; child
4Primitive IrishᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔAlternative form of ᚋᚐᚊᚔ
5Proto-Celticmakkʷos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long

via Scottish Gaelic an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicanthe; their; in
2Old Irishínfast, period of fasting
3Proto-Celticsindosthis
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗmone
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic makkʷos →Every word from Primitive Irish ᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔ →