Where does “Cluny” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Cluny”, step by step

Cluny traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish cluain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcluainmeadow
2Old Irishclúainmeadow, pastureland, glade
3Proto-Italicklounisbuttock
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlównisbuttocks, hip

via Latin Cluniacum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinCluniacumCluny

Words derived from “Cluny”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlównis →Every word from Proto-Italic klounis →Every word from Old Irish clúain →