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
Ancestry of “kič”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Kitsch | kitsch |
| 2 | German | kitschen | to smear; to coat, to smear |