Where does “Яма́йка” come from?

Яма́йка (Ukrainian) comes from English jamaica, from Spanish jamaica, from Taíno Xaymaca — land of wood and water.

Ancestry of “Яма́йка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishjamaicaroselle
2Spanishjamaicaroselle
3TaínoXaymacaland of wood and water

Words derived from “Яма́йка”

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