Where does “chitokisi” come from?

chitokisi (Shona) comes from English stocks, from English stock, from Italian stoccata, from Italian stoccare, from Italian stocco, from Middle Dutch stōken, from Old Dutch stokon, from Proto-Germanic stukōną — to push, to hit.

chitokisi (Shona): prison cell

Definitions

  1. prison cell

Ancestry of “chitokisi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishstocksplural of stock; A device, similar to a pillory,...
2EnglishstockA store or supply; The capital raised by a...
3Italianstoccatahit with a sword, especially a tuck; thrust,...
4Italianstoccareto stock; to strike or thrust with a tuck or...
5Italianstoccotuck; A rapier, a sword; corn plant after cobs...
6Middle Dutchstōken
7Old Dutchstokon
8Proto-Germanicstukōnąto push, to thrust
9Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
10Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-
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