Where does “kilikili power” come from?

kilikili power (English) comes from English Power, from Middle English power, from Anglo-Norman poer, from Latin potēre, from Latin posse, from Latin potis, from Proto-Italic potis, from Proto-Indo-European pótis — to drink.

kilikili power (English): foul underarm smell; smelly armpit odor

Definitions

  1. foul underarm smell; smelly armpit odor

Ancestry of “kilikili power”, step by step

kilikili power traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Power

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPowerA button of a computer, a video game console, or...
2Middle EnglishpowerAbility, power or capability
3Anglo-Normanpoer
4Latinpotēre
5Latinpossepresent active infinitive of possum  "to be able...
6Latinpotisable, capable, possible
7Proto-Italicpotismaster, in control of
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
9Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

via English tl:kilikili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtl:kilikili

Words derived from “kilikili power

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tisEvery word from Proto-Indo-European pótis