Where does “crua” come from?

crua (Irish) comes from Middle Irish crúaide, from Old Irish -e, from Old Irish lán, from Proto-Celtic ɸlānos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

crua (Irish): hard, firm; difficult; severe

Definitions

  1. hard, firm; difficult; severe

Ancestry of “crua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishcrúaide—
2Old Irish-eForms concrete or abstract nouns from adjectives
3Old Irishlánfull
4Proto-Celticɸlānosfull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “crua”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Old Irish -e →
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