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
Ancestry of “coire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | coire | cauldron |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | kʷaryos | cauldron |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷr̥-yos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |
Words derived from “coire”