Where does “kiki” come from?

kiki (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano ki, from Cebuano lalaki, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *la-laki.

kiki (Cebuano): tartar; calculus; the female genitalia; the vulva...

Definitions

  1. tartar; calculus; the female genitalia; the vulva...

Ancestry of “kiki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoki—
2Cebuanolalakia male; a boy or man; male
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*la-laki—

Words derived from “kiki”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *la-laki →Every word from Cebuano lalaki →Every word from Cebuano ki →