Where does “アルパカ” come from?

アルパカ (Japanese) comes from Spanish alpaca, from Aymara allpaqa — alpaca.

アルパカ (Japanese): an alpaca

Definitions

  1. an alpaca

Ancestry of “アルパカ”, step by step

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