Where does “kuitis” come from?

kuitis (Maguindanao) comes from Spanish cohetes, 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.

kuitis (Maguindanao): firecracker

Definitions

  1. firecracker

Ancestry of “kuitis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcohetes—
2Spanishcohetefirecracker; rocket; drunkenness
3Catalancoetrocket
4Old Welshcoit—
5Proto-Brythonickoɨdwood, forest
6Proto-Celtickaitoswoods
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱayt-forest, wasteland, pasture
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱayt- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kaitos →Every word from Proto-Brythonic koɨd →