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Where does “jicho” come from?

jicho (Swahili) comes from Proto-Bantu ìjícò, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-yíc-.

jicho (Swahili): eye

Definitions

  1. eye

Ancestry of “jicho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantuìjícòeye
2Proto-Atlantic-Congo*-yíc-—
Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-yíc- →