Where does “Chi” come from?

Chi is a shortened form of Chicago, from French Checagou, of unknown ultimate origin.

Chi (English): Chihuahua

Definitions

  1. Chihuahua

Ancestry of “Chi”, step by step

Chi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English Chicago

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishChicagolocated on Lake Michigan
2FrenchChécagou—
3Miamišikaakwathe striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis
4Proto-Algonquianšeka·kwaskunk
5Proto-Algonquianšek-to urinate

via Latin chī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinchī—
2Ancient Greekχεῖchi, the name for the twenty-third letter Χ, χ of...

via Chinese Mandarin 氣

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese Mandarin氣—
2Middle Chinese氣spirit; breath

Words derived from “Chi”

Every word from Proto-Algonquian šek- →
Chi — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer