Where does “kilikos” come from?

kilikos (Albanian) comes from Albanian giciloj, from Albanian gicë, from Proto-Albanian geidza, from Proto-Indo-European geid- — to stick, jab, tickle; tickle; to tickle, stick.

kilikos (Albanian): I tickle

Definitions

  1. I tickle

Ancestry of “kilikos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbaniangicilojI tickle
2Albaniangicë—
3Proto-Albaniangeidza—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangeid-to stick, jab, tickle; tickle; to tickle, stick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European geid- →Every word from Proto-Albanian geidza →Every word from Albanian gicë →
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