Where does “alpaca” come from?

alpaca (Portuguese) comes from Spanish alpaca, from Aymara allpaqa — alpaca.

alpaca (Portuguese): alpaca; nickel silver

Definitions

  1. alpaca; nickel silver

Ancestry of “alpaca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishalpacaalpaca
2Aymaraallpaqaalpaca
Every word from Aymara allpaqa →Every word from Spanish alpaca →