Where does “gár” come from?

gár (Irish) comes from Hindi गौर, from Classical Persian غَوْر, from Arabic غَوْر.

gár (Irish): gaur

Definitions

  1. gaur

Ancestry of “gár”, step by step

gár traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi गौर

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiगौरwhite; pale; fair
2Classical Persianغَوْر—
3Arabicغَوْر—

via Old Irish gar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgarshort; near

Words derived from “gár”

Every word from Arabic غَوْر →Every word from Classical Persian غَوْر →Every word from Hindi गौर →