Where does “hicuk” come from?

hicuk (Volapük) comes from Volapük cuk, from Italian ciuco, from Latin cicur — tame, mild.

hicuk (Volapük): (male) donkey, ass (equid), he-ass

Definitions

  1. (male) donkey, ass (equid), he-ass

Ancestry of “hicuk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Volapükcukdonkey, ass
2Italianciucoass; fool
3Latincicurtame, mild
Every word from Latin cicur →Every word from Italian ciuco →Every word from Volapük cuk →