Where does “chijl” come from?

chijl (Dutch) comes from Latin chȳlus, from Ancient Greek χυλός, from Ancient Greek χέω, from Ancient Greek χείω, from Proto-Hellenic kʰéyyō.

chijl (Dutch): chyle

Definitions

  1. chyle

Ancestry of “chijl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinchȳlusThe juice of a plant
2Ancient Greekχυλόςjuice; juice of plants; animal juice
3Ancient GreekχέωI pour; I scatter, shed
4Ancient Greekχείω
5Proto-Hellenic kʰéyyō
Every word from Proto-Hellenic kʰéyyōEvery word from Ancient Greek χείωEvery word from Ancient Greek χέω