Where does “chin-chin” come from?

chin-chin (English) comes from Chinese Pidgin English chin-chin, from Chinese 請 — please; invite.

chin-chin (English): A salutation, especially a drinking toast; To...

Definitions

  1. A salutation, especially a drinking toast; To...

Ancestry of “chin-chin”, step by step

chin-chin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese Pidgin English chin-chin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese Pidgin Englishchin-chinworship; entreat, request; greet
2Chinese請please; invite

via Italian cincin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancincincheers! when toasting

Words derived from “chin-chin”

Every word from Chinese 請 →Every word from Chinese Pidgin English chin-chin →