Where does β€œwardiya” come from?

wardiya (Quechua) comes from Spanish guardia, from Gothic π…πŒ°π‚πŒ³πŒΎπŒ° β€” guard, sentry.

wardiya (Quechua): police officer

Definitions

  1. police officer

Ancestry of β€œwardiya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishguardiacustodian, warden; guard, guardsman; watch,...
2Gothicπ…πŒ°π‚πŒ³πŒΎπŒ°guard, sentry
Every word from Gothic π…πŒ°π‚πŒ³πŒΎπŒ° β†’Every word from Spanish guardia β†’
wardiya β€” Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer