Where does “cik” come from?
cik (Indonesian) comes from Dutch chic, from French chic, from German Schick, from Middle High German schicken, from Middle High German geschehen, from Old High German giskehan, from Proto-West Germanic *skehan, from Proto-Germanic skehaną — to pass, happen.
cik (Indonesian): dung
Definitions
- dung
Ancestry of “cik”, step by step
cik traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch chic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | chic | chic, elegant |
| 2 | French | chic | elegant; considerate; elegance |
| 3 | German | Schick | chic |
| 4 | Middle High German | schicken | to outfit oneself, fit in, arrange appropriately |
| 5 | Middle High German | geschehen | to happen, rush |
| 6 | Old High German | giskehan | to happen |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *skehan | to move quickly |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | skehaną | to jump; spring up; to emerge; come up; happen |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱek- | to pass, happen |
via Malay cik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | cik | miss; Ms |
| 2 | Malay | encik | term of address conferred on an adult male of moderate or unknown position, usually when the name is unknown; mister |
| 3 | Hokkien | 阿姊 | — |
via Minangkabau cik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minangkabau | cik | — |