Where does “sikote” come from?

sikote (Tagalog) comes from Spanish chicote, from French chicot, from French -ot, from Latin min- — cat.

sikote (Tagalog): severe admonishment; beat; strike

Definitions

  1. severe admonishment; beat; strike

Ancestry of “sikote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishchicoterobust young person; robust foot odor of a young...
2Frenchchicotstump, stub
3French-otA diminutive indicator for certain words,...
4Latinmin-cat
Every word from Latin min- →Every word from French -ot →Every word from French chicot →