Where does “ap” come from?

ap (Welsh) comes from Welsh fab, from Welsh mab, from Old Welsh map, from Proto-Brythonic mab, from Proto-Celtic makʷos, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

ap (Welsh): A patronymic indicator; son of

Definitions

  1. A patronymic indicator; son of

Ancestry of “ap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1WelshfabSoft mutation of mab
2Welshmabboy, son, infant, child of either sex, minor, youth
3Old Welshmapson
4Proto-Brythonicmabson
5Proto-Celticmakʷosson
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱwos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long

Words derived from “ap”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- →