Primitive Irish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *awyos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewh₂yos (grandfather). Cognate with Old Prussian awis, Latin avus, Gothic 𐌰𐍅𐍉 (awō), and Old Armenian հաւ (haw).

Noun

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ᚐᚃᚔ (avim

  1. descendant
    • DRUML/4/1 in the Celtic Inscribed Stones Project.
      ᚛ᚉᚒᚅᚐᚂᚓᚌᚓᚐ ᚋᚐᚊᚔ ᚉ[···]ᚄᚐᚂᚐᚏ ᚉᚓᚂᚔ ᚐᚃᚔ ᚊᚃᚓᚉᚔ᚜
      cunalegea maqi c[...]salar celi avi qveci
      (of) Cunalegea son of C[...]salar, client of the descendant of Quecos
    • BLTAG/8/1, ibid.
      ᚉᚒᚅᚐᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔ ᚐᚃᚔ ᚉᚑᚏᚁᚁᚔ
      cunamaqqi avi corbbi
      (of) Cunamaqqos, descendant of Corbbos

Descendants

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  • Old Irish: aue, úa, ó