Where does “čik” come from?

čik (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Italian cicca, from Old French cice, from Proto-Albanian tsitsā, from Spanish chicha, from Kuna chichab — Corn.

čik (Serbo-Croatian): cigarette stub; if you dare; I dare you

Definitions

  1. cigarette stub; if you dare; I dare you

Ancestry of “čik”, step by step

čik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian cicca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianciccacigarette end, stub, cigar butt; fag; worthless...
2Old Frenchcice—
3Proto-Albaniantsitsā—
4Spanishchichameat; flesh; boob; chicha
5KunachichabCorn

via German Tschik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTschikAlternative spelling of Tschick
Every word from Kuna chichab →Every word from Spanish chicha →Every word from Proto-Albanian tsitsā →