Where does “ciun” come from?
ciun (Old French) comes from Frankish kithō, from Proto-Germanic kīþą, from Proto-Germanic kī-, from Proto-Indo-European gī- — to sing, to call, to shout.
Ancestry of “ciun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Frankish | kithō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kīþą | seed, germ; seedling, shoot, sprout |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kī- | to split open, germinate, sprout |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gī- | to sing, to call, to shout |
Words derived from “ciun”