Where does “cai” come from?

cai (Asturian) comes from French quai, from Latin caium, from Gaulish kagyom, from Proto-Celtic kagyom, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

cai (Asturian): street; quay, port

Definitions

  1. street; quay, port

Ancestry of “cai”, step by step

cai traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French quai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchquaiquay, wharf; platform
2Latincaiumstorehouse, shop, workshop; quay, wharf
3Gaulishkagyom—
4Proto-Celtickagyompen, enclosure
5Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰyómenclosure, hedge
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via Spanish calle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcallestreet; lane
2Latincallispath; rough, stony track
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “cai”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm →Every word from Proto-Celtic kagyom →