cara

/ˈkaɾə/ · noun

Meaning

friend
relative

Etymology / origin

From Old Irish carae, from Proto-Celtic *karants (“friend”), from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ros (“dear”) (compare Latin cārus, English charity, whore).

charity(English)→
cārus(la)→
*kéh₂ros(ine-pro)→
*karants(cel-pro)→
carae(Old Irish)→
cara (Middle Irish)
Relations: inh, inh, der, cog, cog

Related words

carae(Old Irish)*karants(cel-pro)*kéh₂ros(ine-pro)cārus(la)charity(English)cara(Irish)carrey(Manx)cairidh(Scottish Gaelic)caraid(Scottish Gaelic)

Descendant words

cara(Irish) (inh)
carrey(Manx) (inh)
cairidh(Scottish Gaelic) (inh)
caraid(Scottish Gaelic) (inh)

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