Where does “caora” come from?
caora (Irish) comes from Old Irish cáera, from Old Irish cauru, from Proto-Celtic kaɸrāxs, from Proto-Indo-European kápros — he-goat, billy goat.
caora (Irish): sheep; ewe; nominative/dative plural of caor
Definitions
- sheep; ewe; nominative/dative plural of caor
Ancestry of “caora”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | cáera | sheep |
| 2 | Old Irish | cauru | — |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | kaɸrāxs | sheep |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kápros | he-goat, billy goat |
Words derived from “caora”