Where does “kikeroach” come from?

kikeroach (English) comes from English kike, from Yiddish קײַקל, from Ancient Greek κύκλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

kikeroach (English): A Jewish person

Definitions

A Jewish person

Ancestry of “kikeroach”, step by step

kikeroach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English kike

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	kike	A Jew; A contemptible person, especially one who...
2	Yiddish	קײַקל	circle
3	Ancient Greek	κύκλος	circle, ring; Any circular object, such as a...
4	Proto-Indo-European	kʷékʷlos	wheel; circle
5	Proto-Indo-European	kʷel-	to turn

via English cockroach

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	cockroach	A black or brown straight-winged insect of the...
2	Spanish	cucaracha	cockroach
3	Spanish	cuca	feminine singular of cuco; chufa, earth almond,...

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