Where does “চিলি” come from?
চিলি (Assamese) comes from English Chile, from Spanish chile, from Quechua chiri, from Mapudungun chilli — where the land ends; seagull Larus dominicanus.
Ancestry of “চিলি”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Chile | — |
| 2 | Spanish | chile | chili, chilli, chile; penis |
| 3 | Quechua | chiri | cold; frost, cold; a "cold" temperature or... |
| 4 | Mapudungun | chilli | where the land ends; seagull Larus dominicanus |