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

  1. excrement; shit; excrete, defecate

Ancestry of “cac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcaccaidexcretes
2Old Irishcaccdung, excrement
3Proto-Celtickakkāshit, excrement
4Proto-Indo-Europeankakka-to defecate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kakka- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kakkā →Every word from Old Irish cacc →
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