Where does “ksu” come from?

ksu (Rade) comes from Vietnamese cao su, from French caoutchouc, from Spanish caucho, from Quechua kawchu — rubber.

ksu (Rade): rubber

Definitions

  1. rubber

Ancestry of “ksu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecao surubber
2Frenchcaoutchoucrubber
3Spanishcauchorubber
4Quechuakawchurubber
Every word from Quechua kawchuEvery word from Spanish cauchoEvery word from French caoutchouc
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