Where does “croghagh” come from?
croghagh (Manx) comes from Manx crogh, from Old Irish crochaid, from Old Irish cróch, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.
croghagh (Manx): aleatory
Ancestry of “croghagh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Manx | crogh | cross, crucifix; gibbet; hang, hoist |
| 2 | Old Irish | crochaid | to crucify; to hang |
| 3 | Old Irish | cróch | — |
| 4 | Latin | crux | wooden frame on which criminals were crucified,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *kruks | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |