Where does “quesabirria” come from?

quesabirria (English) comes from English quesadilla, from Spanish quesadilla, from Spanish Quesada, from Spanish queso, from Old Spanish queso, from Latin cāseus, from Proto-Indo-European kwat- — to ferment, become sour; to boil.

quesabirria (English): A Mexican dish of birria-style cooked beef folded into a tortilla with melted cheese and served with a side of broth for dipping

Definitions

  1. A Mexican dish of birria-style cooked beef folded into a tortilla with melted cheese and served with a side of broth for dipping

Ancestry of “quesabirria”, step by step

quesabirria traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English quesadilla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishquesadillaA Mexican dish made by filling a tortilla with cheese and sometimes other ingredients and then cooking it until the cheese is melted
2Spanishquesadillaquesadilla
3SpanishQuesada
4Spanishquesocheese; foot
5Old Spanishquesocheese
6Latincāseuscheese
7Proto-Indo-Europeankwat-to ferment, become sour; to boil

via Spanish birria

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbirriagarbage, junk, slop; birria
2Vulgar Latinverrea
3LatinVerresboar, male swine
4Proto-Italicwersēn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwérsēnvirile man; male animal
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wers-to rain, drip; to rain, sprinkle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwat-