Where does “chikez” come from?

chikez (Ladino) comes from Proto-Basque ez-, from Proto-Indo-European eǵʰs — out; from, out of.

chikez (Ladino): childhood

Definitions

  1. childhood

Ancestry of “chikez”, step by step

chikez traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Basque ez-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Basqueez-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵʰsout; from, out of

via Ladino chiko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ladinochikolittle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European eǵʰs →Every word from Proto-Basque ez- →