Where does “playa” come from?

playa (Swedish) comes from Spanish playa, from Latin plagia, from Latin plāga — plague, misfortune.

playa (Swedish): a (large) beach (at a southern holiday destination)

Definitions

  1. a (large) beach (at a southern holiday destination)

Ancestry of “playa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishplayabeach; car park; feminine singular of playo
2Latinplagiaslope, slant; beach; second-person singular...
3Latinplāgaplague, misfortune
Every word from Latin plāga →Every word from Latin plagia →Every word from Spanish playa →