Where does “soroche” come from?

soroche (English) comes from Spanish soroche, from Quechua suruqch'i, from Quechua -q, from Quechua -p — Genitive marker following vowels. See also: -pa.

soroche (English): altitude sickness, mountain sickness

Definitions

  1. altitude sickness, mountain sickness

Ancestry of “soroche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsorochealtitude sickness, mountain sickness; galena
2Quechuasuruqch'ialtitude sickness, soroche
3Quechua-qAgentive. Like English -er, -or; Alternative...
4Quechua-pGenitive marker following vowels. See also: -pa
Every word from Quechua -p →Every word from Quechua -q →Every word from Quechua suruqch'i →