Where does “inka” come from?

inka (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Spanish inca, from Classical Quechua inka — emperor of the Inca Empire.

inka (Norwegian Bokmål): an Inca

Definitions

  1. an Inca

Ancestry of “inka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishincaInca
2Classical Quechuainkaemperor of the Inca Empire
Every word from Classical Quechua inkaEvery word from Spanish inca