Where does “caora” come from?

caora (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish cáera, from Old Irish cauru, from Proto-Celtic kaɸrāxs, from Proto-Indo-European kápros — he-goat, billy goat.

caora (Scottish Gaelic): sheep; sheepish person

Definitions

  1. sheep; sheepish person

Ancestry of “caora”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcáerasheep
2Old Irishcaurusheep
3Proto-Celtickaɸrāxssheep
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáproshe-goat, billy goat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kápros →Every word from Proto-Celtic kaɸrāxs →Every word from Old Irish cauru →