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Where does “Andes” come from?
Andes (Catalan) comes from Spanish Andes, from Quechua andi — high crest.
Ancestry of “Andes”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Spanish
Andes
the Andes
2
Quechua
andi
high crest
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