Where does “cofair” come from?

cofair (Welsh) comes from Welsh gair, from Middle Welsh geir, from Proto-Brythonic gėr, from Proto-Celtic garyos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵh₂r-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵeh₂r- — to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry.

cofair (Welsh): mnemonic

Definitions

  1. mnemonic

Ancestry of “cofair”, step by step

cofair traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh gair

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshgairword
2Middle Welshgeirword
3Proto-Brythonicgėrword, speech
4Proto-Celticgaryosword; command
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵh₂r-to shout, call
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵeh₂r-to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry

via Welsh cof

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcofmemory
2Middle Welshcofmemory
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵeh₂r- →