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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
3Latincāseus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankwat-to ferment, become sour; to boil

Words derived from “caws”

  • cosyn
  • cawslyd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwat- →