mac
Irish (Donegal)
/mˠɑk/, /mˠaːk/, /mˠak/
noun
Definitions
- son
- A common prefix of many Irish and Scottish names, signifying "son of".
Etymology
Inherited from Old Irish macc (son) inherited from Primitive Irish ᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔ inherited from Proto-Celtic *makkʷos.
Origin
Proto-Celtic
*makkʷos
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Mac- English
- Mc- English
- *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- Mac Mathúna Irish
- aonmhac Irish
- caomh Irish
- ga Irish
- garmhac Irish
- leasmhac Irish
- mac tíre Irish
- macaomh Irish
- macaomhacht Irish
- macra Irish
- tír Irish
- tíre Irish
- ucht Irish
- uchtmhac Irish
- llysfab Welsh
- mab Welsh
- mabol Welsh
- madfall Welsh
- meibion Welsh
- priodfab Welsh
- macc Old Irish
- macc tíre Old Irish
- maccrad Old Irish
- macthae Old Irish
- mac Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- mac Manx
- *makkʷos Proto-Celtic
- *makʷos Proto-Celtic
- mac Middle Irish
- maccoím Middle Irish
- *mab Proto-Brythonic
- mapos Gaulish
- ᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔ Primitive Irish
- ᚋᚐᚊᚔ Primitive Irish