Where does “pikpik” come from?

pikpik (Pijin) comes from English pig, from Middle English pigge, from Old English picga, from Proto-West Germanic piggō — pig.

pikpik (Pijin): pig; pork

Definitions

  1. pig; pork

Ancestry of “pikpik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpigAny of several intelligent mammalian species of...
2Middle EnglishpiggeA piglet or young pig; A pig irrespective of age;...
3Old Englishpicgaa young pig; piglet
4Proto-West Germanicpiggōpig
Every word from Proto-West Germanic piggō →Every word from Old English picga →Every word from Middle English pigge →