Where does “clochghual” come from?

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

clochghual (Irish): anthracite, hard coal

Definitions

  1. anthracite, hard coal

Ancestry of “clochghual”, step by step

clochghual 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 gual

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishgualcoal
2Middle Irishgúalcharcoal, coal
3Celtic*goulos—
Every word from Proto-Celtic klukā →Every word from Old Irish cloch →Every word from Irish cloch →