Where does “čeja” come from?
čeja (Dalmatian) comes from Latin cilia, from Latin cilium, from Proto-Italic *keljom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-yo-m, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
čeja (Dalmatian): lash; brow
Ancestry of “čeja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | cilia | nominative plural of cilium; accusative plural of... |
| 2 | Latin | cilium | eyelid; eyelash |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *keljom | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel-yo-m | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |