Where does “գամակ” come from?

գամակ (Armenian) comes from Russian гама́к, from French hamac, from Spanish hamaca, from Taíno hamaca.

գամակ (Armenian): hammock

Definitions

  1. hammock

Ancestry of “գամակ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianгама́кhammock
2Frenchhamachammock
3Spanishhamacahammock; swing
4Taínohamaca—
Every word from Taíno hamaca →Every word from Spanish hamaca →Every word from French hamac →