Where does “kax” come from?

kax (Proto-Brythonic) comes from Proto-Celtic kakkā, from Proto-Indo-European kakka- — to defecate.

kax (Proto-Brythonic): dung, excrement

Definitions

  1. dung, excrement

Ancestry of “kax”, step by step

kax traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic kakkā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtickakkāshit, excrement
2Proto-Indo-Europeankakka-to defecate

via Proto-Mon-Khmer kaʔ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mon-Khmerkaʔfish

via Proto-Celtic kakkos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtickakkos—

Words derived from “kax”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kakka- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kakkā →