Where does “claí” come from?

claí (Irish) comes from Old Irish clad, from Old Irish claidid, from Proto-Celtic kladeti — to stab, dig.

claí (Irish): dry-stone wall; ditch, dike

Definitions

  1. dry-stone wall; ditch, dike

Ancestry of “claí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcladditch, trench; dyke, earthen rampart; ditch,...
2Old Irishclaididto dig
3Proto-Celtickladetito stab, dig
Every word from Proto-Celtic kladeti →Every word from Old Irish claidid →Every word from Old Irish clad →