Where does “chegâ” come from?

chegâ (Macanese) 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.

chegâ (Macanese): to arrive

Definitions

  1. to arrive

Ancestry of “chegâ”, 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 →