Where does “cili” come from?
cili (Malay) comes from English Chili, from Spanish chile, from Quechua chiri, from Mapudungun chilli — where the land ends; seagull Larus dominicanus.
cili (Malay): chile, chile, chilli
Ancestry of “cili”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Chili | — |
| 2 | Spanish | chile | chili, chilli, chile; penis |
| 3 | Quechua | chiri | cold; frost, cold; a "cold" temperature or... |
| 4 | Mapudungun | chilli | where the land ends; seagull Larus dominicanus |