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

Definitions

  1. goat; scad; stooge

Ancestry of “goayr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgaborgoat
2Proto-Celticgabrosgoat
3Proto-Indo-Europeankáproshe-goat, billy goat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kápros →Every word from Proto-Celtic gabros →Every word from Old Irish gabor →