Where does “kič” come from?

kič (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Kitsch, from German kitschen — to smear; to coat, to smear.

kič (Serbo-Croatian): kitsch

Definitions

  1. kitsch

Ancestry of “kič”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKitschkitsch
2Germankitschento smear; to coat, to smear
Every word from German kitschen →Every word from German Kitsch →