Where does “ਚੀਜ਼” come from?
ਚੀਜ਼ (Punjabi) comes from English cheese, from Middle English chese, from Old English ċīese.
ਚੀਜ਼ (Punjabi): thing, object
Ancestry of “ਚੀਜ਼”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cheese | A dairy product made from curdled or cultured... |
| 2 | Middle English | chese | — |
| 3 | Old English | ċīese | — |