Where does “kretxeu” come from?

kretxeu (Kabuverdianu) comes from Kabuverdianu txeu, 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.

kretxeu (Kabuverdianu): dear beloved person

Definitions

  1. dear beloved person

Ancestry of “kretxeu”, step by step

kretxeu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kabuverdianu txeu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kabuverdianutxeua lot, many
2Portuguesecheiofull, filled, completed; covered; fed up, tired,...
3Old Portuguesechẽofull
4Latinplēnusfull; filled; complete
5Proto-Italicplēnosfull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Proto-Germanic kre-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickre-—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeangerH-to cry hoarsely

Words derived from “kretxeu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Italic plēnos →