okris

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Celtiberian

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Celtic *okris, derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂óḱris (top, protrusion, sharp edge). Compare Old Latin ocris (rugged mountain).

Noun

okris

  1. hill, top
    eni Orosei Ekuoisui-kue okris
    In Orosis and Equeiso the hills

References

Prósper, Blanca M. 2002: «La gran inscripción rupestre celtibérica de Peñalba de Villastar. Una nueva interpretación», Palaeohispanica 2, pp. 213–226.