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
  • Middle Breton: queux
    • Breton: keuz
• Old Cornish: cos
  • Middle Cornish: kez, keas
    • Cornish: keus
• Old Welsh: caus
  • Middle Welsh: caws
    • Welsh: caws

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