Where does “kai” come from?

kai (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old French kay, from Gaulish kagyum, from Proto-Celtic kagyom, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

kai (Norwegian Bokmål): quay, wharf, dock

Definitions

  1. quay, wharf, dock

Ancestry of “kai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchkay—
2Gaulishkagyum—
3Proto-Celtickagyompen, enclosure
4Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰyómenclosure, hedge
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “kai”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm →Every word from Proto-Celtic kagyom →