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Where does “Conchobar” come from?

Conchobar (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish cú, from Primitive Irish ᚉᚒᚅᚐ, from Proto-Celtic kū, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.

Conchobar (Old Irish): lover of hounds

Definitions

  1. lover of hounds

Ancestry of “Conchobar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcúdog, hound; wolf
2Primitive Irishᚉᚒᚅᚐhound, wolf
3Proto-Celtickūdog; wolf
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

Words derived from “Conchobar”

  • Conor
  • Conchúr
  • Conchoor
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