Where does “ஆராக்கேரியா” come from?

ஆராக்கேரியா (Tamil) comes from taxonomic name Araucaria, from Spanish Arauco, from Mapudungun rag ko — clayey water.

ஆராக்கேரியா (Tamil): araucaria (Araucaria genus plants)

Definitions

  1. araucaria (Araucaria genus plants)

Ancestry of “ஆராக்கேரியா”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1taxonomic nameAraucaria—
2SpanishArauco(first-level division) until 1974
3Mapudungunrag koclayey water
Every word from Mapudungun rag ko →Every word from Spanish Arauco →Every word from taxonomic name Araucaria →