Where does “keso” come from?

keso (Tagalog) comes from Spanish queso, from Old Spanish queso, from Latin cāseus, from Proto-Indo-European kwat- — to ferment, become sour; to boil.

keso (Tagalog): cheese

Definitions

  1. cheese

Ancestry of “keso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishquesocheese; foot
2Old Spanishquesocheese
3Latincāseuscheese
4Proto-Indo-Europeankwat-to ferment, become sour; to boil

Words derived from “keso

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwat-
keso — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer