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

Definitions

  1. lash; brow

Ancestry of “čeja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincilianominative plural of cilium; accusative plural of...
2Latinciliumeyelid; eyelash
3Proto-Italic*keljom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-yo-m—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-yo-m →Every word from Proto-Italic *keljom →