Where does “chegah” come from?

chegah (Kristang) comes from Portuguese chegar, from Old Portuguese chegar, from Latin plicāre, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

chegah (Kristang): enough; sufficient; adequate; decent

Definitions

  1. enough; sufficient; adequate; decent

Ancestry of “chegah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesechegarto arrive (at); to reach
2Old Portuguesechegararrive
3Latinplicāre—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Latin plicāre →