Where does “keju” come from?

keju (Malay) comes from Portuguese queijo, from Old Portuguese queijo, from Latin cāseus, from Proto-Indo-European kwat- — to ferment, become sour; to boil.

keju (Malay): cheese dairy product

Definitions

  1. cheese dairy product

Ancestry of “keju”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesequeijocheese
2Old Portuguesequeijocheese
3Latincāseuscheese
4Proto-Indo-Europeankwat-to ferment, become sour; to boil

Words derived from “keju

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwat-Every word from Latin cāseusEvery word from Old Portuguese queijo