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Where does “quíchua” come from?

quíchua (Portuguese) comes from Spanish quechua, from Quechua qhichwa — sierra valley, valley; Andean altitude between...

quíchua (Portuguese): Quechua; Quechuan

Definitions

  1. Quechua; Quechuan

Ancestry of “quíchua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishquechuaQuechuan; Quechua
2Quechuaqhichwasierra valley, valley; Andean altitude between...
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