Where does “gabhar” come from?

gabhar (Irish) comes from Old Irish gabor, from Proto-Celtic gabros, from Proto-Indo-European kápros — he-goat, billy goat.

gabhar (Irish): goat; scad, horse-mackerel; horse

Definitions

  1. goat; scad, horse-mackerel; horse

Ancestry of “gabhar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgaborgoat
2Proto-Celticgabrosgoat
3Proto-Indo-Europeankáproshe-goat, billy goat

Words derived from “gabhar

Every word from Proto-Indo-European káprosEvery word from Proto-Celtic gabrosEvery word from Old Irish gabor
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