Where does “cearc” come from?
cearc (Irish) comes from Old Irish cerc, from Proto-Celtic kerkā, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
cearc (Irish): chicken, hen
Ancestry of “cearc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | cerc | hen; female of other birds |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | kerkā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
Words derived from “cearc”