Where does “kiju” come from?

kiju (Sundanese) comes from Portuguese queijo, from Old Portuguese queijo, from Latin cāseus, from Proto-Indo-European kwat- — to ferment, become sour; to boil.

kiju (Sundanese): cheese

Definitions

  1. cheese

Ancestry of “kiju”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesequeijocheese
2Old Portuguesequeijocheese
3Latincāseuscheese
4Proto-Indo-Europeankwat-to ferment, become sour; to boil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwat- →Every word from Latin cāseus →Every word from Old Portuguese queijo →