Where does “craein” come from?

craein (Irish) comes from English crane, from Middle English crane, from Old French cran, from Medieval Latin cranium, from Ancient Greek κρανίον, from Ancient Greek κάρα, from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə.

craein (Irish): crane

Definitions

  1. crane

Ancestry of “craein”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcraneAny bird of the family Gruidae, large birds with...
2Middle Englishcranecrane; cranium
3Old Frenchcran—
4Medieval Latincraniumskull
5Ancient Greekκρανίονskull; head
6Ancient Greekκάραhead, face; the head or top of anything, as of a...
7Proto-Hellenic*kárahə—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə →Every word from Ancient Greek κάρα →Every word from Ancient Greek κρανίον →