Where does “carrick” come from?

Carrick comes from Irish carraig, from Old Irish carrac, meaning rock or stone.

Ancestry of “carrick”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Irish	carraig	rock
2	Old Irish	carrac	rock, large stone
3	Old Welsh	carrecc	—
4	Proto-Brythonic	*karreg	—
5	Proto-Celtic	*karrikā	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	*kh₂er-	—

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