Where does “alpaka” come from?

alpaka (Faroese) comes from German alpaka, from Spanish alpaca, from Aymara allpaqa — alpaca.

alpaka (Faroese): alpaca; nickel silver

Definitions

  1. alpaca; nickel silver

Ancestry of “alpaka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanalpakaalpaca (mammal)
2Spanishalpacaalpaca
3Aymaraallpaqaalpaca
Every word from Aymara allpaqa →Every word from Spanish alpaca →Every word from German alpaka →