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Where does “clastach” come from?

clastach (Irish) comes from Ancient Greek κλαστός, from Ancient Greek κλάω, from Ancient Greek κλαίω, from Ancient Greek κλείω, from Proto-Hellenic klāyyō, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂uyeti, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u- — nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

clastach (Irish): clastic

Definitions

  1. clastic

Ancestry of “clastach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκλαστόςbroken
2Ancient Greekκλάωto break, to break off, to break into pieces; to...
3Ancient Greekκλαίωcry, weep; first-person singular future...
4Ancient Greekκλείωshut, close, bar; enclose, shut in; Epic form of...
5Proto-Hellenicklāyyō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂uyeti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂u-nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

Words derived from “clastach”

  • bithchlastach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u- →