Where does “carn” come from?

carn (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish carn, from Proto-Celtic karnos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

carn (Scottish Gaelic): heap of stones

Definitions

  1. heap of stones

Ancestry of “carn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcarn—
2Proto-Celtickarnoscairn; horn
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “carn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic karnos →Every word from Old Irish carn →