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Where does “gabor” come from?

gabor (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic gabros, from Proto-Indo-European kápros — he-goat, billy goat.

gabor (Old Irish): goat

Definitions

  1. goat

Ancestry of “gabor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticgabrosgoat
2Proto-Indo-Europeankáproshe-goat, billy goat

Words derived from “gabor”

  • fiaghabhar
  • gabhar
  • gobhar
  • goayr
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