Where does “cheiu” come from?

cheiu (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese cheio, from Old Portuguese chẽo, from Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic plēnos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

cheiu (Kabuverdianu): full

Definitions

  1. full

Ancestry of “cheiu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecheiofull, filled, completed; covered; fed up, tired,...
2Old Portuguesechẽofull
3Latinplēnusfull; filled; complete
4Proto-Italicplēnosfull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Italic plēnos →