Where does “шиш” come from?
шиш (Russian) comes from French chiche, from Old French cice, from Proto-Albanian tsitsā, from Spanish chicha, from Kuna chichab — Corn.
шиш (Russian): rude gesture in which the hand makes a fist and...
Definitions
- rude gesture in which the hand makes a fist and...
Ancestry of “шиш”, step by step
шиш traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French chiche
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | chiche | mean, stingy; scanty, meagre, stingy; able,... |
| 2 | Old French | cice | — |
| 3 | Proto-Albanian | tsitsā | — |
| 4 | Spanish | chicha | meat; flesh; boob; chicha |
| 5 | Kuna | chichab | Corn |
via Proto-Turkic sīĺ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Turkic | sīĺ | wedge, tooth; spit, pointed stick or pole |