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Where does “ciar” come from?

ciar (Irish) comes from Old Irish cíar, from Proto-Indo-European ḱēy(w)-.

ciar (Irish): swarthy, dark

Definitions

  1. swarthy, dark

Ancestry of “ciar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcíardark
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱēy(w)-—

Words derived from “ciar”

  • Ciaran
  • Kieron
  • Ciarán
  • ciaróg
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