Where does “चिज” come from?

चिज (Nepali) comes from Hindi चीज़, from English cheese, from Middle English chese, from Old English ċīese — cheese.

चिज (Nepali): thing, object, item

Definitions

  1. thing, object, item

Ancestry of “चिज”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiचीज़thing, object, item; cheese
2EnglishcheeseA dairy product made from curdled or cultured...
3Middle Englishchesecheese dairy product
4Old Englishċīesecheese
Every word from Old English ċīese →