List of Spanish words of various origins

[Australian Aboriginal languages]

• canguro= kangaroo: from English kanguru, kangaroo, first recorded by Captain James Cook in 1770, from the Guugu Yimidhirr word gangurru.

  Balti">Balti language">Balti

• polo= polo: from English polo, from Balti polo, "ball," from the same family as Tibetan bo-lo "ball."

  Berber">Berber languages">Berber

• merino= type of sheep of North African origin bred in Spain: from Berber Merīn the people of North Africa who originallt bred this type of sheep.
• moreno = brown, brunette, dark-skinned person: from moro, "a Moor," from Latin Maurus, from Ancient Greek Maúros, probably of Berber origin, but possibly related to the Arabic maghrib "west," which is possibly from the Semitic root '*gh-r-b'
• moro = a Moor: see moreno above

  Caló">Caló (Spanish Romani)">Caló

• calé= a gypsy: from Caló "Gypsy, speaker of Romany," see caló below
• caló = Caló, also black, dark-colored: the word is possibly related to Sanskrit kanlanka "blemish, macula" and/or Ancient Greek kelainós "black."
• cañi= Caló, gypsy: possibly from cali, feminine of calé and/or caló, see calé and caló above

  [Dravidian languages]

• abalorio = glass bead: from Arabic al-ballūri "of the crystal," from al "the," + ballūr "crystal, beryllium," from Ancient Greek beryllos , from brullion, from Prakrit veruliya, from Pāli veuriya ; possibly from or simply akin to a Dravidian source represented by Tamil veiruor, viar, "to whiten, become pale."
• brillante = brilliant, diamond: from brillar "to shine," see brillar below
• brillar = to shine: possibly from Latin beryllus, "beryllium," from Ancient Greek beryllos, see abalorio above
• mango= mango: from English mango, from Portuguese manga, from Tamil mānkāy "mango fruit," from mān "mango tree" + kāy "fruit."
• mangosta = mongoose: from French mangouste, from Portuguese mangús, from Marathi mangūs "mongoose," of Dravidian origin.
• paliacate= handkerchief: shortened from pañuelo de Paliacate, "handkerchief from Paliacte," from Spanish name for Pulicat, a town in the Tiruvallur District, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The Spanish pañuelo de Paliacate is a partial calque of French mouchoirs de Paliacate.

• paria=, outcast: from Tamil paraiyan "pariah," literally "one who plays the drum," , from parai drum, possibly from parāi to speak.

  Egyptian">Egyptian language">Egyptian

• aciago = unhappy, sad: probably from Latin aegyptius dies, "Egyptian day," from Ancient Greek Aigyptiakos "Egyptian", from Aigyptos, see egipcio below.
• barca = boat, launch, barge: from Late Latin barca, from Ancient Greek báris "flat-bottomed boat, launch" of Egyptian origin.
• barco= boat, ship: from barca, see barca above
• copto= a Copt, the Coptic language: from Arabic qubt, qibt, "Copts," from Coptic gyptios, "an Egyptian," from Ancient Greek Aigýptios "Egyptian", see egipcio below
• egipcio = an Egyptian, of Egypt: from Latin Aegyptius, from Aígyptus "Egypt," from Ancient Greek Aigyptos, from regional Egyptian Hikuptah, variant of Egyptian Hat-kaptah, one of the ancient names of Memphis, Egypt.
• embarcar = to embark, to board a ship: from Late Latin imbarcare, from in- + barca, see barca above
• gitano= a Gitano, a Gypsy: from Medieval Latin '*Aegyptanus, from Latin Aegyptus, see egipcio above.
• papel = paper: from Catalán paper, from Latin papyrus, "paper, papyrus," see papiro' below
• papiro= papyrus: from Latin papyrus, from Ancient Greek pápyros, "papyrus," possibly of Egyptian origin.

  Hungarian">Hungarian language">Hungarian

• coche = car: originally, a carriage pulled by two horses, ultimately from Hungarian kocsi "carriage, cart," short for kocsi szekér "carriage of Kócs," Hungarian city where carriages with suspension were first made.
• sable = a sabre/saber : from Old High German sabel, probably derived from Hungarian szablya, literally "tool to cut with," from szabni "to cut."

  Japanese">Japanese language">Japanese

• caqui = Diospyros plant, and its fruit, the persimmon: from Japanese kaki.
• quimono = kimono: from Japanese kimono literally "thing to be put on," from ki "to put on, wear," + mono "thing, person."

  Ligurian">Ligurian language (ancient)">Ligurian

• hoz = sickle: from Latin falx "sickle, scythe," possibly from Ligurian. For the change from f in falx to h in hoz see here.

  Mongolian">Mongolian language">Mongolian

• = a Mongol: from Mongolian Mongol "a Mongol," documented first in Chinese měng-kǔ, from uncertain source.

  Slavic languages

• cibelina, cebellina = sable: from Old French zibeline, zibelline, from Italian zibellino, of Slavic origin: compare Russian sobol and Polish sobol.
• cuarzo = quartz: from German Quarz, from Old High German quarz, from a Western Slavic form '*kwardy, from Slavic '*tvrd: compare Czech tvrdý "quartz, hard," Serbian: тврд / Polish twardy, and Russian tverdy

  Serbian">Serbian language">Serbian

• vampire = vampire and vamp = a dangerously attractive woman: from Austrian German Vampyre "vampire," which in turn was borrowed from Serbian вампир , "vampire", "undead".

  Czech">Czech language">Czech

• pistola = a pistol: from German Pistole "pistol," from Czech pištal, "pistol, tube."
• calesa = kalesa, a carriage with low wheels and a folding cover: from French calèche, from German Kalesche, from Czech kolesa, "calesa, carriage," from kolesa "wheels," plural of koleso "wheel," from Proto-Slavic *kolo "wheel", IE root '*kwel-'

  Polish">Polish language">Polish

• polaco = a Polack: from Polish pol- "field, wide and flat territory."
• polka

  Russian">Russian language">Russian

• babushka
• rutenio = ruthenium: from Medieval Latin Ruthenia "Russia", from Rutheni, Ruteni "Russians," from Old Russian Rus' "Russia"
• sputnik = satellite: from Russian s = with/from + put = road + -nik = derivative for objects of people carrying out an action
• vodka

  Croatian">Croatian language">Croatian

• corbata = necktie, cravat: from Italian carvatta "wool scarf used by Croatian soldiers in the 17th century" with implicit sense "Croatian scarf," from Croatian hrvat "Croat, dof Croatia," of uncertain origin, but from the same root as Old Slavic Chǔrvatinǔ "Croat."