Where does “maca” come from?
maca (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Proto-Nahuan maka, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan makaC — give.
maca (Classical Nahuatl): give
Ancestry of “maca”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Nahuan | maka | give |
| 2 | Proto-Uto-Aztecan | makaC | give |