Where does “ayawaska” come from?
ayawaska (Quechua) comes from Quechua aya — soul, spirit, ghost; corpse, deceased, dead...
Ancestry of “ayawaska”, step by step
ayawaska traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Quechua aya
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quechua | aya | soul, spirit, ghost; corpse, deceased, dead... |
via Quechua waska
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quechua | waska | drunk; rope, whip, cable, cord |