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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
eye
Ancestry of “jicho”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Bantu
ìjícò
eye
2
Proto-Atlantic-Congo
*-yíc-
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