Where does “kèju” come from?

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

kèju (Javanese): cheese

Definitions

  1. cheese

Ancestry of “kèju”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesequeijocheese
2Old Portuguesequeijocheese
3Latincāseuscheese
4Proto-Indo-Europeankwat-to ferment, become sour; to boil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwat- →Every word from Latin cāseus →Every word from Old Portuguese queijo →