Etymograph

English

llama

Llama comes from Quechua llama.

  1. Quechuamodernllama
  2. Spanishc. 1500–presentsame form
  3. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Quechuamodernllama
  2. Spanishc. 1500–presentsame form
  3. Englishtodaysame form

Every English word from Quechua llama

Today it means

noun A South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama, used as a domestic beast of burden and a source of wool and meat.

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Etymograph / Quechua llama / llama

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