Where does “jiijin” come from?

jiijin (Marshallese) comes from Marshallese jiij, from English cheese, from Middle English chese, from Old English ċīese — cheese.

Ancestry of “jiijin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Marshallesejiijcheese
2EnglishcheeseA dairy product made from curdled or cultured...
3Middle Englishchesecheese dairy product
4Old Englishċīesecheese
Every word from Old English ċīese