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Where does “willaq” come from?

willaq (Quechua) comes from Quechua -q, from Quechua -p — Genitive marker following vowels. See also: -pa.

willaq (Quechua): anointed; speaker, spokesman, messenger,...

Definitions

  1. anointed; speaker, spokesman, messenger,...

Ancestry of “willaq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Quechua-qAgentive. Like English -er, -or; Alternative...
2Quechua-pGenitive marker following vowels. See also: -pa
Every word from Quechua -p →