Where does “ciga” come from?

ciga (Silesian) comes from German ziege, from Middle High German zige, from Old High German ziga, from Proto-West Germanic tigā — she-goat.

ciga (Silesian): goat, she-goat

Definitions

  1. goat, she-goat

Ancestry of “ciga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanziegegoat
2Middle High Germanzige—
3Old High Germanziga—
4Proto-West Germanictigāshe-goat
Every word from Proto-West Germanic tigā →Every word from Old High German ziga →Every word from Middle High German zige →