Where does “chili” come from?

chili (Polish) comes from Spanish chili, from Classical Nahuatl chīlli — chili; chili pepper; pepper.

chili (Polish): chili

Definitions

  1. chili

Ancestry of “chili”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishchilichili, chili con carne
2Classical Nahuatlchīllichili; chili pepper; pepper
Every word from Classical Nahuatl chīlli →Every word from Spanish chili →