Where does “bailchríoch” come from?

bailchríoch (Irish) comes from Irish críoch, from Middle Irish crích, from Old Irish crích, from Proto-Celtic krīkʷā — furrow, trench, comb; furrow, trench, boundary.

bailchríoch (Irish): finishing touch, culmination

Definitions

  1. finishing touch, culmination

Ancestry of “bailchríoch”, step by step

bailchríoch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish críoch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcríochlimit; boundary; region, territory; end;...
2Middle Irishcríchboundary, border
3Old Irishcríchboundary, limit, end; aim, purpose; confines,...
4Proto-Celtickrīkʷāfurrow, trench, comb; furrow, trench, boundary

via Irish bail

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbailprosperity; proper condition, order; state
2Old Irishbalstate , condition, situation; prosperity, good...
Every word from Proto-Celtic krīkʷā →Every word from Old Irish crích →Every word from Middle Irish crích →