Where does “كاوتش” come from?

كاوتش (Egyptian Arabic) comes from Italian caucciù, from French caoutchouc, from Spanish caucho, from Quechua kawchu — rubber.

كاوتش (Egyptian Arabic): rubber

Definitions

  1. rubber

Ancestry of “كاوتش”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancaucciùnatural rubber, latex, caoutchouc
2Frenchcaoutchoucrubber
3Spanishcauchorubber
4Quechuakawchurubber
Every word from Quechua kawchu →Every word from Spanish caucho →Every word from French caoutchouc →