Where does “hutia” come from?

hutia (Polish) comes from English hutia, from Spanish jutía, from Taíno *hutiya.

hutia (Polish): hutia

Definitions

  1. hutia

Ancestry of “hutia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhutiaAny of the medium-sized rodents of the family...
2Spanishjutíahutia
3Taíno*hutiya—
Every word from Taíno *hutiya →Every word from Spanish jutía →Every word from English hutia →
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