Where does “kiark” come from?

kiark (Manx) comes from Old Irish cerc, from Proto-Celtic kerkā, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

kiark (Manx): fowl; hen, female

Definitions

  1. fowl; hen, female

Ancestry of “kiark”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcerchen; female of other birds
2Proto-Celtickerkā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →