Where does “càise” come from?

càise (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish cáise, from Latin cāseus, from Proto-Indo-European kwat- — to ferment, become sour; to boil.

càise (Scottish Gaelic): cheese

Definitions

  1. cheese

Ancestry of “càise”, step by step

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

Words derived from “càise”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwat- →Every word from Latin cāseus →Every word from Old Irish cáise →