Where does “bichi” come from?

bichi (Swahili) comes from Kabuverdianu bitchu, from Portuguese Bicho, from Vulgar Latin bistius, from Latin bēstia — a beast.

bichi (Swahili): raw; unripe; fresh

Definitions

  1. raw; unripe; fresh

Ancestry of “bichi”, step by step

bichi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Kabuverdianu bitchu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kabuverdianubitchusmall animal
2PortugueseBichobeast non-human animal
3Vulgar Latinbistius—
4Latinbēstiaa beast

via Spanish michi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmichimog; kitty
2Spanishmizmog; kit

via Dutch beestje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbeestje

Words derived from “bichi”

Every word from Latin bēstia →Every word from Vulgar Latin bistius →Every word from Portuguese Bicho →