Where does “mapikipiki” come from?
mapikipiki (Swahili) comes from Swahili pikipiki, from English pig, from Middle English pigge, from Old English picga, from Proto-West Germanic piggō — pig.
mapikipiki (Swahili): large motorcycles
Ancestry of “mapikipiki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swahili | pikipiki | motorcycle |
| 2 | English | pig | Any of several intelligent mammalian species of... |
| 3 | Middle English | pigge | A piglet or young pig; A pig irrespective of age;... |
| 4 | Old English | picga | a young pig; piglet |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | piggō | pig |