Where does “Inca” come from?

Inca (Dutch) comes from Spanish inca, from Classical Quechua inka — emperor of the Inca Empire.

Inca (Dutch): Inca member of a Quechuan people

Definitions

  1. Inca member of a Quechuan people

Ancestry of “Inca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishincaInca
2Classical Quechuainkaemperor of the Inca Empire

Words derived from “Inca”

Every word from Classical Quechua inka →Every word from Spanish inca →
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