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Where does “clàr” come from?

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

clàr (Scottish Gaelic): table, tablet; record, recording, picture;...

Definitions

  1. table, tablet; record, recording, picture;...

Ancestry of “clàr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishclárboard, plank; stave; gameboard
2Proto-Celticklāromtable; plank, board, table
3Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂ro-plank
4Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break

Words derived from “clàr”

  • clàran
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