Where does “contracái” come from?

contracái (Asturian) comes from Asturian cai, 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.

contracái (Asturian): breakwater

Definitions

  1. breakwater

Ancestry of “contracái”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Asturiancaistreet; quay, port
2Frenchquaiquay, wharf; platform
3Latincaiumstorehouse, shop, workshop; quay, wharf
4Gaulishkagyom—
5Proto-Celtickagyompen, enclosure
6Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰyómenclosure, hedge
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm →Every word from Proto-Celtic kagyom →