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Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/kọs

This Proto-Brythonic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Brythonic

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cāseus. Parallel borrowing with Old Irish cáise (“cheese”).

Noun

*kọs m

  1. cheese

Descendants
  • Old Breton: cos
  • Old Cornish: cos
  • Old Welsh: caus

Further reading
  • Blom, AH (2013) “Multilingualism and the Vocabularium Cornicum”, in Putter, A, Jefferson, JA, Multilingualism in Medieval Britain: Sources and Analysis, page 63
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “caws”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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