MUCHACHO

In Old Spanish, the word for "boy" was mochacho, later evolving into muchacho. Spanish linguists struggle to explain its etymology, often referencing mocho without clear justification.

However, mochacho appears to follow a Kartvelian linguistic pattern. It consists of the fundamental prefix "mo-", which indicates movement towards a place (often used as a perfective formant), and the root "chach-", likely deriving from a masdar such as chachva.

In Kajaia’s Megrelian dictionary, we find the word chachua (ჩაჩუა), which corresponds to chochva (ჩოჩვა), meaning "to crawl." As universally known, before mastering the ability to walk, children first learn to crawl.

Thus, mochacho can be interpreted as "crawler", making its meaning synonymous with "child"—which aligns perfectly with its modern Spanish counterpart, muchacho.