Where does “tsiis” come from?

tsiis (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian tzīse, from Proto-West Germanic kāsī, from Proto-Germanic kāsijaz, from Latin cāseus, from Proto-Indo-European kwat- — to ferment, become sour; to boil.

tsiis (West Frisian): cheese

Definitions

  1. cheese

Ancestry of “tsiis”, step by step

tsiis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Frisian tzīse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiantzīse—
2Proto-West Germanickāsīcheese
3Proto-Germanickāsijazcheese
4Latincāseuscheese
5Proto-Indo-Europeankwat-to ferment, become sour; to boil

via Proto-Athabaskan *čiˑxʸ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Athabaskan*čiˑxʸochre

Words derived from “tsiis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwat- →Every word from Latin cāseus →Every word from Proto-Germanic kāsijaz →