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Where does “kikay kit” come from?

kikay kit (Cebuano) comes from English kikay kit, from English kit, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti, from Proto-West Germanic kwidu, from Proto-Germanic kweduz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷet- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

kikay kit (Cebuano): A soft case in which a woman's toiletries and...

Definitions

  1. A soft case in which a woman's toiletries and...

Ancestry of “kikay kit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishkikay kitA soft case in which a woman's toiletries and...
2EnglishkitA circular wooden vessel, made of hooped staves;...
3Middle Englishkyt—
4Germankitt—
5Old High Germankuti—
6Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
7Proto-Germanickweduzresin
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
9Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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