Where does “sobalchlár” come from?

sobalchlár (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.

sobalchlár (Irish): soap opera

Definitions

  1. soap opera

Ancestry of “sobalchlár”, step by step

sobalchlár 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 sobal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishsobalfoam; lather, suds
2Belarusianсобальsable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂ro- →Every word from Proto-Celtic klārom →