Where does “Andes” come from?

Andes comes from Spanish Andes, which derives from Quechua andi, a word of unknown original meaning that came to designate the major mountain range of South America.

Ancestry of “Andes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishAndesthe Andes
2Quechuaandihigh crest

Words derived from “Andes”

Every word from Quechua andi →Every word from Spanish Andes →