Where does “cáis” come from?

cáis (Irish) comes from Old Irish cáise, from Latin cāseus, from Proto-Indo-European kwat- — to ferment, become sour; to boil.

cáis (Irish): cheese; vocative/genitive singular of cás;...

Definitions

  1. cheese; vocative/genitive singular of cás;...

Ancestry of “cáis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcáisecheese
2Latincāseuscheese
3Proto-Indo-Europeankwat-to ferment, become sour; to boil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwat- →Every word from Latin cāseus →Every word from Old Irish cáise →