Where does “chigga” come from?

chigga (English) comes from English nigga, from English nigger, from English neger, from French nègre, from Spanish negro, from Latin nigrum, from Latin niger, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts — bare, naked.

chigga (English): A man of Asian ethnicity who is heavily...

Definitions

  1. A man of Asian ethnicity who is heavily...

Ancestry of “chigga”, step by step

chigga traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English nigga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishniggaPronunciation spelling of nigger; A close and...
2EnglishniggerA black person; a person of black African...
3EnglishnegerSynonym of nigger
4Frenchnègrenegro; ghostwriter; friend, buddy
5Spanishnegroblack; a black person; ghost writer
6Latinnigrummasculine accusative singular of niger; neuter...
7Latinnigerwan, shining black; bad; evil; ill-omened
8Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
9Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

via English Chink

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishChinkA person of perceived Chinese ethnicity; Chinese,...
2Middle Englishchine
3Old Englishċinea crack, chine, chink
4Swahilikinumortar
5Proto-GermanickinōA split; crack; A germ; sprout
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵi-n-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵey-to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...

via English Chigwell

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishChigwellOS grid ref TQ4393
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷtsEvery word from Latin niger