Where does “cac” come from?
cac (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish caccaid, from Old Irish cacc, from Proto-Celtic kakkā, from Proto-Indo-European kakka- — to defecate.
cac (Scottish Gaelic): excrement; shit; excrete, defecate
Definitions
- excrement; shit; excrete, defecate
Ancestry of “cac”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | caccaid | excretes |
| 2 | Old Irish | cacc | dung, excrement |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | kakkā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kakka- | to defecate |