Etymology

chakana

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Today it means: A stepped cross motif, often with a circle in the center, used by the Inca and other Andean cultures. Full definition →

Quechua chakana ← Aymara chakana
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  1. Aymara · borrowed fromchakana
  2. Quechua · borrowed fromchakana
  3. English todaychakana

Borrowed from Quechua chakana or Aymara chakana.

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