Where does “silik” come from?
silik (Choctaw) comes from English silk, from Middle English silk, from Old English sioloc.
silik (Choctaw): silk
Ancestry of “silik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | silk | A fine fiber excreted by the silkworm or other... |
| 2 | Middle English | silk | — |
| 3 | Old English | sioloc | — |