Where does “kif-kif bourricot” come from?

kif-kif bourricot (French) comes from French bourricot, from French bourrique, from Spanish borrico, from Latin burricus, from Latin Burrus, from Ancient Greek πυρρός, from Ancient Greek πῦρ, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ — bonfire; spelt.

kif-kif bourricot (French): all the same

Definitions

  1. all the same

Ancestry of “kif-kif bourricot”, step by step

kif-kif bourricot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French bourricot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbourricotsmall donkey
2Frenchbourriqueshe-ass; a donkey; an ass, an idiot
3Spanishborricodonkey; a stubborn, lazy, or stupid person
4Latinburricussmall horse
5LatinBurrusflushed, red
6Ancient Greekπυρρόςflame-coloured, yellowish-red; red-haired,...
7Ancient Greekπῦρa fire; lightning; a fever
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt

via French kif-kif

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchkif-kifsame, alike
2Algerian Arabicكيف كيفthe same; in the same way
3Algerian Arabicكيفhow; like
4Arabicكَيْفpleasure; joy; opiate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥Every word from Ancient Greek πῦρEvery word from Ancient Greek πυρρός