Where does “cearc” come from?

cearc (Scottish Gaelic) 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.

cearc (Scottish Gaelic): hen; chicken

Definitions

  1. hen; chicken

Ancestry of “cearc”, 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

Words derived from “cearc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →