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Where does “chacina” come from?

chacina (Galician) comes from Vulgar Latin siccina, from Latin siccus, from Proto-Celtic siskʷos, from Proto-Indo-European sisku-.

chacina (Galician): jerky; cured meat; dry, cured

Definitions

  1. jerky; cured meat; dry, cured

Ancestry of “chacina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinsiccinadry meat; jerky; dry
2Latinsiccusdry; sober; thirsty
3Proto-Celticsiskʷosdry
4Proto-Indo-Europeansisku-—
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