Where does “kapris” come from?

kapris (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Germanic hafraz, from Proto-Indo-European kápros — he-goat, billy goat.

kapris (Proto-Finnic): he-goat

Definitions

  1. he-goat

Ancestry of “kapris”, step by step

kapris traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic hafraz

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

via Proto-Germanic habraz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichabraz—

Words derived from “kapris”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kápros →Every word from Proto-Germanic hafraz →