Where does “aolchloch” come from?

aolchloch (Irish) comes from Irish cloch, from Old Irish cloch, from Proto-Celtic klukā — stone, rock.

aolchloch (Irish): limestone; white castle

Definitions

  1. limestone; white castle

Ancestry of “aolchloch”, step by step

aolchloch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish cloch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishclochstone; rocky shore; rocky island
2Old Irishclochstone, rock; stone; precious stone, gem
3Proto-Celticklukāstone, rock

via Irish aol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishaollime; whitewash; lime, whitewash
2Old Irisháellime, chalk
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