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

  1. pigsty

Ancestry of “txeker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesechiqueirosty, pigsty
2Portuguesechicoass; period
3Italianciccacigarette end, stub, cigar butt; fag; worthless...
4Old Frenchcice—
5Proto-Albaniantsitsā—
6Spanishchichameat; flesh; boob; chicha
7KunachichabCorn
Every word from Kuna chichab →Every word from Spanish chicha →Every word from Proto-Albanian tsitsā →