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
- cheese; vocative/genitive singular of cás;...
Ancestry of “cáis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | cáise | cheese |
| 2 | Latin | cāseus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kwat- | to ferment, become sour; to boil |