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Where does “jicuk” come from?

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

jicuk (Volapük): donkey, ass , she-ass

Definitions

  1. donkey, ass , she-ass

Ancestry of “jicuk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Volapükcukdonkey, ass
2Italianciucoass; fool
3Latincicurtame, mild
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