The story
- Proto-Celtic · derived from*korukos“boat”
- Irish · borrowed fromcurach
- English todaycurrach
From Irish curach, corrach, from Proto-Celtic *korukos (“boat”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
currach
Today it means: An Irish boat, constructed like a coracle, and originally the same shape; now a boat of similar construction but conventional shape and large enough to be operated by up to eight oars. Full definition →
Irish curach ← Proto-Celtic *korukos