Where does “caashey” come from?

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

caashey (Manx): cheese

Definitions

  1. cheese

Ancestry of “caashey”, 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 →
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