Where does “Caprus” come from?

Caprus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek κάπρος, from Proto-Hellenic kápros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱapros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱapr̥ — penis.

Caprus (Latin): A river of Assyria which flowed into the Tigris near Nineveh, now the Little Zab

Definitions

  1. A river of Assyria which flowed into the Tigris near Nineveh, now the Little Zab

Ancestry of “Caprus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκάπροςboar, especially wild boar; boarfish
2Proto-Hellenickápros—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱaprosmale hooved animal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱapr̥penis
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱapr̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱapros →Every word from Proto-Hellenic kápros →