Where does “breochloch” come from?

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

breochloch (Irish): flint

Definitions

  1. flint

Ancestry of “breochloch”, step by step

breochloch 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 breo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbreobrand, torch; glow; verbal noun of breoigh
2Old Irishbreó—
Every word from Proto-Celtic klukā →Every word from Old Irish cloch →Every word from Irish cloch →