Where does “quinoa” come from?

quinoa (Spanish) comes from Spanish quinua, from Quechua kinwa — quinoa.

quinoa (Spanish): Alternative spelling of quinua

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of quinua

Ancestry of “quinoa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishquinuaquinoa
2Quechuakinwaquinoa
Every word from Quechua kinwa →Every word from Spanish quinua →
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