Where does “каучук” come from?

каучук (Mongolian) comes from Russian каучу́к, from French caoutchouc, from Spanish caucho, from Quechua kawchu — rubber.

каучук (Mongolian): rubber; caoutchouc

Definitions

  1. rubber; caoutchouc

Ancestry of “каучук”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкаучу́кcaoutchouc natural rubber
2Frenchcaoutchoucrubber
3Spanishcauchorubber
4Quechuakawchurubber
Every word from Quechua kawchu →Every word from Spanish caucho →Every word from French caoutchouc →