It's a Maya word of origin. It was the name of a legendary warrior, who was also called Kinich. In Central America is one of the common names of a tree, which in Colombia is known as naked Indian or carate. Its scientific name is Bursera simaruba and belongs to the family Burseraceae. It is also commonly called mulato, jiote, jiñocuabo, chaká, encuero or musk. It can mean in large indigenous language, burly, strong.
