Where does “гуано” come from?

гуано (Russian) comes from Spanish guano, from Quechua wañu — death, afterlife; new moon.

гуано (Russian): guano; excrement; shit

Definitions

  1. guano; excrement; shit

Ancestry of “гуано”, step by step

гуано traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish guano

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishguanoguano
2Quechuawañudeath, afterlife; new moon

via Russian говно́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianговно́shit; faeces, shit
Every word from Quechua wañu →Every word from Spanish guano →