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Where does “croí” come from?

croí (Irish) comes from Old Irish cride, from Proto-Celtic kridyom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

croí (Irish): heart; core; hub

Definitions

  1. heart; core; hub

Ancestry of “croí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcrideheart
2Proto-Celtickridyomheart; center, focus; love, dear one
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

Words derived from “croí”

  • mórchroí
  • mórchroíoch
  • droch-chroí
  • croílár
  • croíchruthach
  • dúchroíoch
  • croíbhriseadh
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