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Where does “clochra” come from?

clochra (Irish) comes from Irish -ra, from Old Irish -rad, from Proto-Celtic *-retom, from Proto-Indo-European Hret- — to roll; wheel; to run, roll.

clochra (Irish): stony place; stony beach

Definitions

  1. stony place; stony beach

Ancestry of “clochra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irish-ra-ry, -y
2Old Irish-radForms collective nouns from nouns or adjectives
3Proto-Celtic*-retom—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHret-to roll; wheel; to run, roll
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