Where does “kasi” come from?

kasi (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch kaas, from Middle Dutch câse, from Old Dutch kāsi, from Proto-West Germanic kāsī, from Proto-Germanic kāsijaz, from Latin cāseus, from Proto-Indo-European kwat- — to ferment, become sour; to boil.

kasi (Sranan Tongo): closet, cupboard; cheese

Definitions

  1. closet, cupboard; cheese

Ancestry of “kasi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkaascheese
2Middle Dutchcâsecheese
3Old Dutchkāsi—
4Proto-West Germanickāsīcheese
5Proto-Germanickāsijazcheese
6Latincāseuscheese
7Proto-Indo-Europeankwat-to ferment, become sour; to boil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwat- →Every word from Latin cāseus →Every word from Proto-Germanic kāsijaz →