Where does “चेर” come from?

चेर (Konkani) comes from Portuguese cheiro, from Portuguese cheirar, from Old Portuguese cheirar, from Latin frāgrō, from Proto-Italic frāgrāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂gro-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- — to smell.

चेर (Konkani): perfume

Definitions

  1. perfume

Ancestry of “चेर”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecheirosmell
2Portuguesecheirarto smell; to smell of; to snort
3Old Portuguesecheirarto smell
4Latinfrāgrōto emit a smell of, to smell of, to be redolent of, to reek of
5Proto-Italicfrāgrāō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂gro-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂g-to smell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂gro- →Every word from Proto-Italic frāgrāō →