Where does “fuaimchlár” come from?

fuaimchlár (Irish) comes from Irish Clár, from Old Irish clár, from Proto-Celtic klārom, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂ro-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

fuaimchlár (Irish): sounding board, soundboard

Definitions

  1. sounding board, soundboard

Ancestry of “fuaimchlár”, step by step

fuaimchlár traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish Clár

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishClárboard, plank
2Old Irishclárboard, plank; stave; gameboard
3Proto-Celticklāromtable; plank, board, table
4Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂ro-plank
5Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break

via Irish fuaim

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishfuaimsound; noise; clamour
2Middle Irishfúaimm—
3Proto-Celticwoxsman—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂ro- →Every word from Proto-Celtic klārom →
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