Where does “A Coruña” come from?

A Coruña (Galician) comes 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
1FrenchCluny—
2Irishcluainmeadow
3Old Irishclúainmeadow, pastureland, glade
4Proto-Italicklounisbuttock
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlównisbuttocks, hip

Words derived from “A Coruña”

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