Where does “Clonakilty” come from?
Clonakilty (English) comes from Irish Cloich na Coillte, from Irish coillte, from Irish coill, from Old Irish coillid, from Old Irish coll, from Proto-Celtic koslos, from Proto-Indo-European koselos — hazel.
Ancestry of “Clonakilty”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | Cloich na Coillte | — |
| 2 | Irish | coillte | plural of coill; woods |
| 3 | Irish | coill | wood, forest; vocative/genitive singular of coll |
| 4 | Old Irish | coillid | damages, violates; destroys; destroys |
| 5 | Old Irish | coll | hazel; destruction, injury, violation |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | koslos | hazel |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | koselos | hazel |