ᚐᚃᚔ

Primitive Irish

Etymology

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

ᚐᚃᚔ (avi) m

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

• Old Irish: aue, úa, ó