Where does “keiju” come from?
keiju (Tetum) comes from Portuguese queijo, from Old Portuguese queijo, from Latin cāseus, from Proto-Indo-European kwat- — to ferment, become sour; to boil.
keiju (Tetum): cheese
Ancestry of “keiju”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | queijo | cheese |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | queijo | cheese |
| 3 | Latin | cāseus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kwat- | to ferment, become sour; to boil |