Where does “ciai” come from?

ciai (Fala) comes from Old Portuguese cidade, from Latin cīvitās, from Proto-Italic keiwis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

ciai (Fala): city

Definitions

  1. city

Ancestry of “ciai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesecidadecity
2Latincīvitās—
3Proto-Italickeiwissociety; citizen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Proto-Italic keiwis →Every word from Latin cīvitās →