Cillian
Irish (Donegal)
proper noun
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂- (beat, break, strike, hew).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*kelh₂-
Gloss
beat, break, strike, hew
Concept
Semantic Field
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Ontological Category
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Killian English
- clava Latin
- clāva Latin
- percello Latin
- κλάω Ancient Greek
- κόλαφος Ancient Greek
- σκῶλος Ancient Greek
- *kelh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *kwuljaną Proto-Germanic
- cwellan Old English
- hlunnr Old Norse
- *kòlti Proto-Slavic
- Kiljan Icelandic
- کلنگ Persian
- *kel-to Proto-Celtic
- *kladiwos Proto-Celtic