Where does “kiken” come from?

kiken (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian ki, from Proto-Uralic ke — who.

kiken (Hungarian): to grease; superessive plural of ki

Definitions

  1. to grease; superessive plural of ki

Ancestry of “kiken”, step by step

kiken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian ki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankiout; who
2Proto-Uralickewho

via Hungarian kén

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankénsulfur, sulphur
Every word from Proto-Uralic ke →Every word from Hungarian ki →