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
Ancestry of “kilikos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Albanian | giciloj | I tickle |
| 2 | Albanian | gicë | — |
| 3 | Proto-Albanian | geidza | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | geid- | to stick, jab, tickle; tickle; to tickle, stick |