Where does “xirimoier” come from?

xirimoier (Catalan) comes from Catalan xirimoia, from Spanish chirimoya, from Quechua chirimuya, from Quechua chiri, from Mapudungun chilli — where the land ends; seagull Larus dominicanus.

xirimoier (Catalan): cherimoya tree

Definitions

  1. cherimoya tree

Ancestry of “xirimoier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanxirimoiacherimoya fruit
2SpanishchirimoyaThe fruit of the chirimoyo, the cherimoya
3Quechuachirimuyacherimoya
4Quechuachiricold; frost, cold; a "cold" temperature or...
5Mapudungunchilliwhere the land ends; seagull Larus dominicanus
Every word from Mapudungun chilli →Every word from Quechua chiri →Every word from Quechua chirimuya →