Where does “loch” come from?

loch (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic loku, from Proto-Indo-European lókus — pond, pool.

loch (Old Irish): lake; inlet of the sea; black, dark

Definitions

  1. lake; inlet of the sea; black, dark

Ancestry of “loch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticlokulake, pool
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlókuspond, pool

Words derived from “loch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lókus →Every word from Proto-Celtic loku →