pekkie

The story

1. Dutch · derived frompik
2. Afrikaans · derived frompik“pitch (black material)”
3. Zulu · derived fromuḿpheki“cook”
4. English todaypekkie

Several theories exist. * From Zulu uḿpheki (“cook”). * From Afrikaans pik (“pitch (black material)”), from Dutch pik, pek (“pitch (black material)”). * From piccanin, a form of pickaninny (“black child”).