Where does “cincu” come from?
cincu (Sicilian) comes from German Schenk, from Middle High German schenke, from Old High German scenco, from Proto-West Germanic skankijō, from Proto-West Germanic -jō, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
cincu (Sicilian): five
Definitions
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Ancestry of “cincu”, step by step
cincu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Schenk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schenk | cupbearer |
| 2 | Middle High German | schenke | — |
| 3 | Old High German | scenco | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skankijō | drink server; cupbearer |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -jō | Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |