Where does “caws” come from?

caws (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh caws, from Proto-Brythonic kọs, from Latin cāseus, from Proto-Indo-European kwat- — to ferment, become sour; to boil.

caws (Welsh): cheese; curds; a cheese

Definitions

  1. cheese; curds; a cheese

Ancestry of “caws”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshcaws—
2Proto-Brythonickọscheese
3Latincāseuscheese
4Proto-Indo-Europeankwat-to ferment, become sour; to boil

Words derived from “caws”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwat- →Every word from Latin cāseus →Every word from Proto-Brythonic kọs →