Where does “txeker” come from?

txeker (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese chiqueiro, from Portuguese chico, from Italian cicca, from Old French cice, from Proto-Albanian tsitsā, from Spanish chicha, from Kuna chichab — Corn.

txeker (Kabuverdianu): pigsty

Definitions

pigsty

Ancestry of “txeker”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Portuguese	chiqueiro	sty, pigsty
2	Portuguese	chico	ass; period
3	Italian	cicca	cigarette end, stub, cigar butt; fag; worthless...
4	Old French	cice	—
5	Proto-Albanian	tsitsā	—
6	Spanish	chicha	meat; flesh; boob; chicha
7	Kuna	chichab	Corn

Every word from Kuna chichab →Every word from Spanish chicha →Every word from Proto-Albanian tsitsā →