Where does “jejum” come from?
jejum (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese jajũu, from Latin iēiūnium, from Latin iēiūnus, from Latin iaiūnus, from Proto-Italic jagjūnos, from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-yu-, from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- — to sacrifice.
jejum (Portuguese): fasting
Ancestry of “jejum”, step by step
Words derived from “jejum”