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An Old Cornish or Middle Cornish descendant is not directly attested, but a cognate form *kew can be inferred from a number of toponyms. By contrast Cornish kow is a neologism, perhaps formed by analogy with Welsh cau in comparison with pairs such as Welsh cnau, Cornish know(“nuts”) (from Proto-Brythonic *know), and Welsh crau, Cornish krow(“gore”) (from Proto-Brythonic *krow).
^ Padel, Oliver James (1985) Cornish place-name elements, page 57
Further reading
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cau”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies