Where does “Conor” come from?

Conor is an English form of Irish Conchúr, derived from Old Irish Conchobar, a name composed of Old Irish cú meaning "hound," from Proto-Celtic kū and ultimately Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ.

Ancestry of “Conor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishConchúr—
2Old IrishConchobarlover of hounds
3Old Irishcúdog, hound; wolf
4Primitive Irishᚉᚒᚅᚐhound, wolf
5Proto-Celtickūdog; wolf
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →Every word from Proto-Celtic kū →Every word from Primitive Irish ᚉᚒᚅᚐ →