English
achira
Achira comes from Quechua achira ‘achira, purple arrowroot,’.
- Quechuamodernachira‘achira, purple arrowroot,’
- Englishearliest quotation 1989same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Quechuamodernachira‘achira, purple arrowroot,’
- Englishearliest quotation 1989same form
Earliest quotation: 1989, Lost Crops of the Incas: “In much of this area achira is a market…”
Every English word from Quechua achira
Today it means
noun A canna lily (Canna indica, syn. Canna edulis), similar to arrowroot, the seeds of which yield a purple dye.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Quechua achira / achira