Where does “croílár” come from?

croílár (Irish) comes from Irish lár, from Old Irish lár, from Proto-Celtic ɸlārom, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂ros, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

croílár (Irish): exact center, nerve center

Definitions

  1. exact center, nerve center

Ancestry of “croílár”, step by step

croílár traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish lár

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishlárground, floor; middle, center
2Old Irishlársurface, ground, floor; middle, interior
3Proto-Celticɸlāromfloor
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂rosflat; floor
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat

via Irish croí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcroíheart; core; hub
2Old Irishcrideheart
3Proto-Celtickridyomheart; center, focus; love, dear one
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂ros →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸlārom →
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