Ézaro
Galician
Waterfalls formed by the river Xallas, ancient Esar, at O Ézaro
Etymology
From a local Indo-European substrate language, from the old name of the river Xallas, documented in local Latin medieval documents as Esar; from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ish₂-ró-s,[1][2] from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eysh₂- (“to strengthen, propel”). Cognate with German Isar.
Pronunciation
- (locally) IPA(key): /ˈɛsa̝ɾo̝/
Proper noun
Ézaro
- A parish of Dumbría, A Coruña, Galicia.
References
- Búa, Carlos (2010). "Sobre topónimos modernos galegos en -ollo de posible orixe prerromana", in ACTAS DO I CONGRESO “Frei Martín Sarmiento”, page 392.
- Greule, Albrecht (2014). Deutsches Gewassernamenbuch: Etymologie der Gewässernamen Und der Dazugehörigen Gebiets-, Siedlungs- Und Flurnamen. Berlin: De Gruyter. p. 245. →ISBN