Where does “ardchlár” come from?

ardchlár (Irish) comes from Irish ard, from Old Irish ard, from Proto-Celtic ardwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

ardchlár (Irish): plateau, tableland

Definitions

  1. plateau, tableland

Ancestry of “ardchlár”, step by step

ardchlár traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish ard

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishardhigh, tall; loud; ambitious
2Old Irishardhigh; height
3Proto-Celticardwoshigh
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰwós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰ-to increase, grow; upright, high
6Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

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

Words derived from “ardchlár”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰwós →
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