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
- prison cell
Ancestry of “chitokisi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stocks | plural of stock; A device, similar to a pillory,... |
| 2 | English | stock | A store or supply; The capital raised by a... |
| 3 | Italian | stoccata | hit with a sword, especially a tuck; thrust,... |
| 4 | Italian | stoccare | to stock; to strike or thrust with a tuck or... |
| 5 | Italian | stocco | tuck; A rapier, a sword; corn plant after cobs... |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | stōken | — |
| 7 | Old Dutch | stokon | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | stukōną | to push, to thrust |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewg- | to push, to hit |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |