Where does “ĉikani” come from?
ĉikani (Esperanto) comes from German schikanieren, from French chicaner, from Middle French chicaner, from Middle Low German schicken, from Old Saxon *skikkian, from Proto-Germanic *skikkijan.
ĉikani (Esperanto): to quibble, to cavil at; to bully; to gossip
Definitions
- to quibble, to cavil at; to bully; to gossip
Ancestry of “ĉikani”, step by step
ĉikani traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German schikanieren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schikanieren | to bully, to harass |
| 2 | French | chicaner | to get into an argument; to quibble, squabble |
| 3 | Middle French | chicaner | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | schicken | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | *skikkian | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *skikkijan | — |
via Polish szykanować
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | szykanować | to harass |
| 2 | Polish | -ować | Used to form verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 3 | Latin | -owac | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ovati | Creates verbs out of nouns and adjectives |