Where does “кич” come from?

кич (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Albanian kec, from Middle High German quec, from Old High German quec, from Proto-West Germanic kwik(k)w, from Proto-Germanic kwikwaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

кич (Serbo-Croatian): kitsch

Definitions

  1. kitsch

Ancestry of “кич”, step by step

кич traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian kec

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniankecgoat kid less than a year old
2Middle High Germanquec—
3Old High Germanquecquick
4Proto-West Germanickwik(k)walive; lively, quick
5Proto-Germanickwikwazalive; lively, quick
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

via German Kitsch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKitschkitsch
2Germankitschento smear; to coat, to smear

Words derived from “кич”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwikwaz →