Where does “Kwik” come from?
Kwik (Polish) comes from Polish kwik, from Polish kwiczeć, from Proto-Slavic *kvičati.
Ancestry of “Kwik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | kwik | oink; squeal |
| 2 | Polish | kwiczeć | to oink, to grunt |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | *kvičati | — |