Where does “cicik” come from?
cicik (Malay) comes from Malay jijik, from Proto-Malayic jiji-ʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic jiji-ʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan jiji-ʔ, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi zizi-ʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zizi-q, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zizi — disgusted; revolted.
cicik (Malay): Alternative form of jijik; Archaic form of jijik
Definitions
- Alternative form of jijik; Archaic form of jijik
Ancestry of “cicik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | jijik | disgusting; disgusted |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | jiji-ʔ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Chamic | jiji-ʔ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan | jiji-ʔ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi | zizi-ʔ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | zizi-q | — |
| 7 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | zizi | disgusted; revolted |
Words derived from “cicik”