Where does “kirimoija” come from?

kirimoija (Finnish) comes from Spanish chirimoya, from Quechua chirimuya, from Quechua chiri, from Mapudungun chilli — where the land ends; seagull Larus dominicanus.

kirimoija (Finnish): chirimoya

Definitions

  1. chirimoya

Ancestry of “kirimoija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishchirimoyaThe fruit of the chirimoyo, the cherimoya
2Quechuachirimuyacherimoya
3Quechuachiricold; frost, cold; a "cold" temperature or...
4Mapudungunchilliwhere the land ends; seagull Larus dominicanus
Every word from Mapudungun chilliEvery word from Quechua chiriEvery word from Quechua chirimuya
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