Where does “keres” come from?

keres (Cornish) comes from Proto-Brythonic kėres, from Proto-Celtic keresyā, from Vulgar Latin ceresia, from Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον, from Ancient Greek κερασός, from Akkadian ???? — pear-tree.

keres (Cornish): cherries

Definitions

  1. cherries

Ancestry of “keres”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonickėrescherry
2Proto-Celtickeresyā
3Vulgar Latinceresia
4Latinceresium
5Latincerasiumcherry, fruit of the cherry tree
6Ancient Greekκεράσιονcherry; cherry tree
7Ancient Greekκερασόςbird cherry, "Prunus avium"
8Akkadian????pear-tree
Every word from Akkadian ????
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