Where does “koos” come from?

koos (Cornish) comes from Proto-Brythonic koɨd, from Proto-Celtic kaitos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱayt- — forest, wasteland, pasture.

koos (Cornish): wood, forest

Definitions

  1. wood, forest

Ancestry of “koos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonickoɨdwood, forest
2Proto-Celtickaitoswoods
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱayt-forest, wasteland, pasture

Words derived from “koos”

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