Where does “keju” come from?

keju (Indonesian) comes from Malay keju, from Portuguese queijo, from Old Portuguese queijo, from Latin cāseus, from Proto-Indo-European kwat- — to ferment, become sour; to boil.

keju (Indonesian): cheese dairy product

Definitions

  1. cheese dairy product

Ancestry of “keju”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykejucheese dairy product
2Portuguesequeijocheese
3Old Portuguesequeijocheese
4Latincāseuscheese
5Proto-Indo-Europeankwat-to ferment, become sour; to boil

Words derived from “keju”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwat- →Every word from Latin cāseus →Every word from Old Portuguese queijo →