Where does “croíchruthach” come from?

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

croíchruthach (Irish): heart-shaped

Definitions

  1. heart-shaped

Ancestry of “croíchruthach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcroíheart; core; hub
2Old Irishcrideheart
3Proto-Celtickridyomheart; center, focus; love, dear one
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Celtic kridyom →Every word from Old Irish cride →