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Where does “chea” come from?

chea (Galician) comes from Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic plēnos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

chea (Galician): flood; feast, binge; large quantity of something

Definitions

  1. flood; feast, binge; large quantity of something

Ancestry of “chea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplēnus—
2Proto-Italicplēnosfull
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “chea”

  • manchea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →