kae

[prettygoodword]

kae - n., another name for the European jay (Garrulus glandarius).


Also now known as the Eurasian jay. I'm not finding much on this name, though, especially not origin.

---L.

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[movingfinger.livejournal.com]

Possibly the "Eurasian jay" name came into use around the time it was changed from a Corvus to a Garrulus. The kae name is suspiciously close to kaie (jackdaw in Norwegian; a Corvus), a word with characteristically widespread Indo-Euproean relatives. There may be more conflation and confusion in the past.

Now that I think of it, the Arthurian Cei/Cai/Kay may also be related.

[prettygoodword.livejournal.com]

I suspect that kaie is a hint towards a Norse origin for this name.

Not sure what to make of the Kay connection. Any other evidence for that?

---L.