Where does “araucano” come from?

araucano (Spanish) comes from Spanish Arauco, from Mapudungun rag ko — clayey water.

araucano (Spanish): Araucanian; of or pertaining to the Mapudungun...

Definitions

  1. Araucanian; of or pertaining to the Mapudungun...

Ancestry of “araucano”, step by step

araucano traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish Arauco

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishArauco(first-level division) until 1974
2Mapudungunrag koclayey water

via Spanish Arauca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishArauca—

Words derived from “araucano”

Every word from Mapudungun rag ko →Every word from Spanish Arauco →