Where does “caws” come from?

caws (Middle Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic kọs, from Latin cāseus, from Proto-Indo-European kwat- — to ferment, become sour; to boil.

Ancestry of “caws”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonickọscheese
2Latincāseuscheese
3Proto-Indo-Europeankwat-to ferment, become sour; to boil

Words derived from “caws”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwat- →Every word from Latin cāseus →Every word from Proto-Brythonic kọs →