Where does “kadiso” come from?

kadiso (Chichewa) comes from Chichewa diso, from Proto-Bantu ìjícò, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-yíc-.

Ancestry of “kadiso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chichewadisoeye
2Proto-Bantuìjícòeye
3Proto-Atlantic-Congo*-yíc-—
Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-yíc- →Every word from Proto-Bantu ìjícò →Every word from Chichewa diso →