Where does “keli” come from?

keli (Kabuverdianu) comes from Kabuverdianu kel, from Portuguese aquilo, from Old Portuguese aquilo, from Latin eccum illum.

keli (Kabuverdianu): this

Definitions

  1. this

Ancestry of “keli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kabuverdianukelthat
2Portugueseaquilothat, that thing; that sentence; that word, that...
3Old Portugueseaquilo
4Latineccum illum
Every word from Latin eccum illumEvery word from Old Portuguese aquiloEvery word from Portuguese aquilo