Where does “dziko” come from?

dziko (Chichewa) comes from Polish dziki, from Proto-Slavic dikъ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰiHkos.

dziko (Chichewa): country, nation

Definitions

  1. country, nation

Ancestry of “dziko”, step by step

dziko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish dziki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdzikiwild, untamed; wild, lacking inhibition or...
2Proto-Slavicdikъwild animal, especially wild boar; wild, untamed
3Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰiHkos—

via Proto-Bantu *ìjíkò

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantu*ìjíkòfireplace
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰiHkos →Every word from Proto-Slavic dikъ →Every word from Polish dziki →