Where does “La Coruña” come from?

La Coruña (Spanish) comes from French Cluny, from Irish cluain, from Old Irish clúain, from Proto-Italic klounis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlównis — buttocks, hip.

Ancestry of “La Coruña”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchCluny
2Irishcluainmeadow
3Old Irishclúainmeadow, pastureland, glade
4Proto-Italicklounisbuttock
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlównisbuttocks, hip

Words derived from “La Coruña

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlównisEvery word from Proto-Italic klounisEvery word from Old Irish clúain
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