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
- altitude sickness, mountain sickness
Ancestry of “soroche”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | soroche | altitude sickness, mountain sickness; galena |
| 2 | Quechua | suruqch'i | — |
| 3 | Quechua | -q | Agentive. Like English -er, -or; Alternative... |
| 4 | Quechua | -p | Genitive marker following vowels. See also: -pa |