Where does “Andes” come from?

Andes (Tagalog) comes from Spanish Andes, from Quechua andi — high crest.

Andes (Tagalog): Andes Mountains

Definitions

  1. Andes Mountains

Ancestry of “Andes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishAndesthe Andes
2Quechuaandihigh crest
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