mac
Gaelic (Scots)
[maʰk]
noun
Definitions
- son
- Commonly used as a prefix of Irish and Scottish surnames, meaning son.
Etymology
Inherited from Old Irish macc (son) inherited from Primitive Irish ᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔ inherited from Proto-Celtic *makkʷos derived from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- (long, thin, raise, increase, slender).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*meh₂ḱ-
Gloss
long, thin, raise, increase, slender
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
細
Emoji
🤥 🦒
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Μακεδών Ancient Greek
- μᾶζᾰ Ancient Greek
- *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- *mh₂ḱros Proto-Indo-European
- Mac Mathúna Irish
- mac Irish
- macc Old Irish
- macthae Old Irish
- bean-mhic Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- bràthair Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- leas-mhac Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- mac-bràthar Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- mac-peathar Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- macail Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- macan Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- nighean Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- nighean-mhic Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- piuthar Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- mac Manx
- *maketi Proto-Celtic
- *makkʷos Proto-Celtic
- mac Middle Irish
- ᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔ Primitive Irish
- ᚋᚐᚊᚔ Primitive Irish