Where does “ainmchlár” come from?

ainmchlár (Irish) comes from Irish ainm, from Old Irish ainmm, from Primitive Irish ᚐᚅᚋ, from Proto-Celtic anman, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

ainmchlár (Irish): nameplate

Definitions

  1. nameplate

Ancestry of “ainmchlár”, step by step

ainmchlár traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish ainm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishainmname; reputation; noun
2Old Irishainmmname; reputation, repute, renown; noun
3Primitive Irishᚐᚅᚋname
4Proto-Celticanmanname
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

via Irish Clár

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishClárboard, plank
2Old Irishclárboard, plank; stave; gameboard
3Proto-Celticklāromtable; plank, board, table
4Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂ro-plank
5Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Celtic anman →