Where does “clár” come from?

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

clár (Old Irish): board, plank; stave; gameboard

Definitions

  1. board, plank; stave; gameboard

Ancestry of “clár”, step by step

clár traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic klārom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticklāromtable; plank, board, table
2Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂ro-plank
3Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break

via Proto-Celtic klāros

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticklārostable; board, plank

Words derived from “clár”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂ro- →Every word from Proto-Celtic klārom →
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