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Borrowed from Hokkien, the first syllable of which most likely is from 雞／鸡(ke, “chicken”), as noted by Chan-Yap (1980). The second syllable is proposed by Chan-Yap (1980) to mean “young; tender”, proposing the character 弟(tī), which has no such meaning, but a similar sounding character 稚(tī, “young; immature”) does.
“kiti”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980) “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics, volume B, number 71 (PDF), Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 134
Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 32
