Where does “mexichango” come from?

mexichango (Spanish) comes from Spanish mexicano, from Spanish México, from Classical Nahuatl Mēxihco — Mexico.

mexichango (Spanish): a Mexican person

Definitions

mexichango traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	mexicano	Mexican
2	Spanish	México	Mexico
3	Classical Nahuatl	Mēxihco	Mexico

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	Changó	Shango
2	Yoruba	Ṣàngó	Shango, he is also believed to have been the fourth Aláàfin of Ọ̀yọ́, and the husband of Ọ̀ṣun, Ọya, and Ọbà
3	Nupe	Sòkó	—