Where does “siss” come from?
siss (Estonian) comes from Russian шиш, from French chiche, from Old French cice, from Proto-Albanian tsitsā, from Spanish chicha, from Kuna chichab — Corn.
siss (Estonian): partisan, guerilla; war-time thief
Definitions
- partisan, guerilla; war-time thief
Ancestry of “siss”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | шиш | rude gesture in which the hand makes a fist and... |
| 2 | French | chiche | mean, stingy; scanty, meagre, stingy; able,... |
| 3 | Old French | cice | — |
| 4 | Proto-Albanian | tsitsā | — |
| 5 | Spanish | chicha | meat; flesh; boob; chicha |
| 6 | Kuna | chichab | Corn |