Where does “ketsaali” come from?

ketsaali (Finnish) comes from Spanish quetzal, from Classical Nahuatl quetzalli, from Classical Nahuatl quetza — to raise, lift; to raise, lift, stand.

ketsaali (Finnish): quetzal bird

Definitions

  1. quetzal bird

Ancestry of “ketsaali”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishquetzalquetzal bird
2Classical NahuatlquetzalliA quetzal feather; Something precious
3Classical Nahuatlquetzato raise, lift; to raise, lift, stand

Words derived from “ketsaali”

Every word from Classical Nahuatl quetza →Every word from Classical Nahuatl quetzalli →Every word from Spanish quetzal →