Where does “coca” come from?

coca (Dutch) comes from Spanish coca, from Quechua kuka — coca.

coca (Dutch): coca, plant of the family Erythroxylaceae

Definitions

  1. coca, plant of the family Erythroxylaceae

Ancestry of “coca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcocacoca; cocaine; Coke
2Quechuakukacoca
Every word from Quechua kuka →Every word from Spanish coca →