Where does “clochamail” come from?

clochamail (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish amail, from Old Irish samail, from Proto-Celtic samalis, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

clochamail (Old Irish): stony, unyielding

Definitions

  1. stony, unyielding

Ancestry of “clochamail”, step by step

clochamail traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish amail

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old IrishamailAlternative form of amal; like, as
2Old Irishsamailverbal noun of samlaidir; likeness, similarity;...
3Proto-Celticsamalissimilitude, description
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Old Irish cloch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishclochstone, rock; stone; precious stone, gem
2Proto-Celticklukāstone, rock
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Celtic samalis →Every word from Old Irish samail →