Where does “hamac” come from?

hamac (French) comes from Spanish hamaca, from Taíno hamaca.

hamac (French): hammock

Definitions

  1. hammock

Ancestry of “hamac”, step by step

hamac traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish hamaca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishhamacahammock; swing
2Taínohamaca—

via Taíno hamaka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Taínohamaka—
2Proto-Arawakhamakahammock

Words derived from “hamac”

Every word from Taíno hamaca →Every word from Spanish hamaca →