Where does “Tschick” come from?

Tschick (German) comes from Italian cicca, from Old French cice, from Proto-Albanian tsitsā, from Spanish chicha, from Kuna chichab — Corn.

Tschick (German): cigarette

Definitions

  1. cigarette

Ancestry of “Tschick”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianciccacigarette end, stub, cigar butt; fag; worthless...
2Old Frenchcice—
3Proto-Albaniantsitsā—
4Spanishchichameat; flesh; boob; chicha
5KunachichabCorn
Every word from Kuna chichab →Every word from Spanish chicha →Every word from Proto-Albanian tsitsā →
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