Where does “alpaca” come from?

alpaca (Romanian) comes from French alpaga, from Spanish alpaca, from Aymara allpaqa — alpaca.

alpaca (Romanian): alpaca animal

Definitions

  1. alpaca animal

Ancestry of “alpaca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchalpagaalpaca
2Spanishalpacaalpaca
3Aymaraallpaqaalpaca
Every word from Aymara allpaqaEvery word from Spanish alpacaEvery word from French alpaga