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Where does “clach” come from?

clach (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish cloch, from Proto-Celtic klukā — stone, rock.

clach (Scottish Gaelic): stone; rock; testicle

Definitions

  1. stone; rock; testicle

Ancestry of “clach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishclochstone, rock; stone; precious stone, gem
2Proto-Celticklukāstone, rock

Words derived from “clach”

  • clachan
  • clachan
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