Where does “alpaka” come from?

alpaka (Indonesian) comes from Dutch alpaca, from Spanish alpaca, from Aymara allpaqa — alpaca.

alpaka (Indonesian): alpaca

Definitions

  1. alpaca

Ancestry of “alpaka”, step by step

alpaka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch alpaca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchalpacaalpaca
2Spanishalpacaalpaca
3Aymaraallpaqaalpaca

via Balinese ᬅᬮ᭄ᬧᬓ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Balineseᬅᬮ᭄ᬧᬓ—
Every word from Aymara allpaqa →Every word from Spanish alpaca →Every word from Dutch alpaca →