Where does “goayr” come from?
goayr (Manx) comes from Old Irish gabor, from Proto-Celtic gabros, from Proto-Indo-European kápros — he-goat, billy goat.
goayr (Manx): goat; scad; stooge
Ancestry of “goayr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | gabor | goat |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | gabros | goat |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kápros | he-goat, billy goat |