Where does “gobhar” come from?

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

gobhar (Scottish Gaelic): goat

Definitions

  1. goat

Ancestry of “gobhar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgaborgoat
2Proto-Celticgabrosgoat
3Proto-Indo-Europeankáproshe-goat, billy goat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kápros →Every word from Proto-Celtic gabros →Every word from Old Irish gabor →