Where does “činčila” come from?

činčila (Czech) comes from Spanish chinchilla — chinchilla.

činčila (Czech): chinchilla small, nocturnal rodent, native to the Andes, prized for its very soft fur and also often kept as a pet

Definitions

  1. chinchilla small, nocturnal rodent, native to the Andes, prized for its very soft fur and also often kept as a pet

Ancestry of “činčila”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishchinchillachinchilla
Every word from Spanish chinchilla
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