Where does “beayf-chlagh” come from?

beayf-chlagh (Manx) comes from Manx clagh, from Old Irish cloch, from Proto-Celtic klukā — stone, rock.

beayf-chlagh (Manx): toadstone

Definitions

  1. toadstone

Ancestry of “beayf-chlagh”, step by step

beayf-chlagh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Manx clagh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxclaghstone; testicle
2Old Irishclochstone, rock; stone; precious stone, gem
3Proto-Celticklukāstone, rock

via Manx beayf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxbeayftoad
Every word from Proto-Celtic klukā →Every word from Old Irish cloch →Every word from Manx clagh →