Where does “kauris” come from?

kauris (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic kapris, from Proto-Germanic hafraz, from Proto-Indo-European kápros — he-goat, billy goat.

kauris (Finnish): A mountain goat, more specifically called...

Definitions

  1. A mountain goat, more specifically called...

Ancestry of “kauris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickaprishe-goat
2Proto-Germanichafrazhe-goat
3Proto-Indo-Europeankáproshe-goat, billy goat

Words derived from “kauris

Every word from Proto-Indo-European káprosEvery word from Proto-Germanic hafrazEvery word from Proto-Finnic kapris