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Where does “каучуковый” come from?

каучуковый (Russian) comes from Russian каучу́к, from French caoutchouc, from Spanish caucho, from Quechua kawchu.

каучуковый (Russian): rubber

Definitions

  1. rubber

Ancestry of “каучуковый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкаучу́к—
2Frenchcaoutchoucrubber
3Spanishcauchorubber
4Quechuakawchu—
Every word from Quechua kawchu →