Where does “serveja” come from?
serveja (Tetum) comes from Portuguese cerveja, from Catalan cervesa, from Latin cervesia, from Proto-Celtic kurmi — beer.
serveja (Tetum): beer
Ancestry of “serveja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | cerveja | beer |
| 2 | Catalan | cervesa | beer |
| 3 | Latin | cervesia | beer, of higher quality, made of wheat |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | kurmi | beer |