Where does “alpaca” come from?

alpaca (Italian) comes from Spanish alpaca, from Aymara allpaqa — alpaca.

alpaca (Italian): alpaca (Vicugna pacos)

Definitions

  1. alpaca (Vicugna pacos)

Ancestry of “alpaca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishalpacaalpaca
2Aymaraallpaqaalpaca
Every word from Aymara allpaqa →Every word from Spanish alpaca →