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Where does “alpaka” come from?

alpaka (Polish) comes from German alpaka, from Spanish alpaca, from Aymara allpaqa — alpaca.

alpaka (Polish): alpaca; alpaca hair; nickel silver

Definitions

  1. alpaca; alpaca hair; nickel silver

Ancestry of “alpaka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanalpaka—
2Spanishalpacaalpaca
3Aymaraallpaqaalpaca
Every word from Aymara allpaqa →