Where does “kailie” come from?

kailie (Scots) comes from Scots -ie, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

kailie (Scots): Diminutive of kail

Definitions

Diminutive of kail

Ancestry of “kailie”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Scots	-ie	-y
2	Middle English	-y	Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by...
3	Old English	-iġ	-y, -ic
4	Proto-West Germanic	-g	Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
5	Proto-Germanic	-gaz	-y
6	Proto-Indo-European	-ḱos	-y, -ic

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Old English -iġ →Every word from Middle English -y →