Where does “kuwitis” come from?

kuwitis (Cebuano) comes from Spanish cohete, from Catalan coet, from Old Welsh coit, from Proto-Brythonic koɨd, from Proto-Celtic kaitos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱayt- — forest, wasteland, pasture.

kuwitis (Cebuano): A rocket-type of firecracker

Definitions

  1. A rocket-type of firecracker

Ancestry of “kuwitis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcohetefirecracker; rocket; drunkenness
2Catalancoetrocket
3Old Welshcoit—
4Proto-Brythonickoɨdwood, forest
5Proto-Celtickaitoswoods
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱayt-forest, wasteland, pasture
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱayt- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kaitos →Every word from Proto-Brythonic koɨd →