Where does “géeso” come from?
géeso (Navajo) comes from Spanish queso, from Old Spanish queso, from Latin cāseus, from Proto-Indo-European kwat- — to ferment, become sour; to boil.
géeso (Navajo): cheese
Ancestry of “géeso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | queso | cheese; foot |
| 2 | Old Spanish | queso | cheese |
| 3 | Latin | cāseus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kwat- | to ferment, become sour; to boil |