Where does “kauczuk” come from?

kauczuk (Polish) comes from French caoutchouc, from Spanish caucho, from Quechua kawchu — rubber.

kauczuk (Polish): caoutchouc

Definitions

  1. caoutchouc

Ancestry of “kauczuk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcaoutchoucrubber
2Spanishcauchorubber
3Quechuakawchurubber

Words derived from “kauczuk”

Every word from Quechua kawchu →Every word from Spanish caucho →Every word from French caoutchouc →