Where does “cerveija” come from?

cerveija (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese cerveja, from Catalan cervesa, from Latin cervesia, from Proto-Celtic kurmi — beer.

Ancestry of “cerveija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecervejabeer
2Catalancervesabeer
3Latincervesiabeer, of higher quality, made of wheat
4Proto-Celtickurmibeer
Every word from Proto-Celtic kurmiEvery word from Latin cervesiaEvery word from Catalan cervesa