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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
2Latincāseus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankwat-to ferment, become sour; to boil
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