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Where does “coire” come from?

coire (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish coire, from Proto-Celtic kʷaryos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷr̥-yos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

coire (Middle Irish): cauldron

Definitions

  1. cauldron

Ancestry of “coire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcoirecauldron
2Proto-Celtickʷaryoscauldron
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷr̥-yos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

Words derived from “coire”

  • coire
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