Where does “hamac” come from?

hamac (Romanian) comes from French hamac, from Spanish hamaca, from Taíno hamaca.

hamac (Romanian): hammock

Definitions

  1. hammock

Ancestry of “hamac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhamachammock
2Spanishhamacahammock; swing
3Taínohamaca—
Every word from Taíno hamaca →Every word from Spanish hamaca →Every word from French hamac →