Where does “chicha” come from?

chicha (English) comes from Spanish chicha, from Kuna chichab — Corn.

chicha (English): A fermented beverage from South and Central...

Definitions

  1. A fermented beverage from South and Central...

Ancestry of “chicha”, step by step

chicha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish chicha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishchichameat; flesh; boob; chicha
2KunachichabCorn

via English Chichera

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishChichera
Every word from Kuna chichabEvery word from Spanish chicha