Where does “A Coruña” come from?

A Coruña (English) comes from Galician A Coruña, from French Cluny, from Irish cluain, from Old Irish clúain, from Proto-Italic klounis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlównis — buttocks, hip.

Ancestry of “A Coruña”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GalicianA Coruña—
2FrenchCluny—
3Irishcluainmeadow
4Old Irishclúainmeadow, pastureland, glade
5Proto-Italicklounisbuttock
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlównisbuttocks, hip
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlównis →Every word from Proto-Italic klounis →Every word from Old Irish clúain →