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Where does “Quechuan” come from?

Quechuan (English) comes from English Quechua, from Spanish quechua, from Quechua qhichwa — sierra valley, valley; Andean altitude between...

Quechuan (English): Of, or pertaining, to the Quechua people or...

Definitions

  1. Of, or pertaining, to the Quechua people or...

Ancestry of “Quechuan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishQuechuaA member of one of several South American ethnic...
2SpanishquechuaQuechuan; Quechua
3Quechuaqhichwasierra valley, valley; Andean altitude between...

Words derived from “Quechuan”

  • Quechuanist
Every word from Quechua qhichwa →