Where does “gavr-vor” come from?

gavr-vor (Breton) comes from Breton mor, from Proto-Brythonic mor, from Proto-Celtic mori, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

gavr-vor (Breton): spiny lobster

Definitions

  1. spiny lobster

Ancestry of “gavr-vor”, step by step

gavr-vor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Breton mor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bretonmorsea
2Proto-Brythonicmorsea
3Proto-Celticmorisea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Breton gavr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bretongavrgoat
2Proto-Brythonicgaβrgoat
3Proto-Celticgabrosgoat
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáproshe-goat, billy goat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Celtic mori →