Where does “macho” come from?

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

macho (Swahili): plural of jicho; eyes

Definitions

  1. plural of jicho; eyes

Ancestry of “macho”, step by step

macho traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Bantu ìjícò

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantuìjícòeye
2Proto-Atlantic-Congo*-yíc-—

via Proto-Bantu *màjícò

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantu*màjícò—

Words derived from “macho”

Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-yíc- →Every word from Proto-Bantu ìjícò →