Where does “kay” come from?
kay (Middle Welsh) comes from Proto-Celtic kagyom, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
kay (Middle Welsh): hedge; enclosure
Ancestry of “kay”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Celtic | kagyom | pen, enclosure |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kagʰyóm | enclosure, hedge |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |