Where does “格查爾” come from?

格查爾 (Chinese) comes from Spanish quetzal, from Classical Nahuatl quetzalli, from Classical Nahuatl quetza — to raise, lift; to raise, lift, stand.

格查爾 (Chinese): quetzal currency of Guatemala

Definitions

  1. quetzal currency of Guatemala

Ancestry of “格查爾”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishquetzalquetzal bird
2Classical NahuatlquetzalliA quetzal feather; Something precious
3Classical Nahuatlquetzato raise, lift; to raise, lift, stand
Every word from Classical Nahuatl quetza →Every word from Classical Nahuatl quetzalli →Every word from Spanish quetzal →