Where does “chili” come from?
chili (Quechua) comes from Mapudungun chilli — where the land ends; seagull Larus dominicanus.
chili (Quechua): the end of the world
Ancestry of “chili”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Mapudungun | chilli | where the land ends; seagull Larus dominicanus |
Words derived from “chili”