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Where does “Cuzco” come from?

Cuzco comes from Quechua Qosqo, the name of the Inca capital city in the Andes region of South America.

Ancestry of “Cuzco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishCuzco—
2QuechuaQusqu—
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