Etymology

quipu

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Today it means: A recording device, used by the Incas, consisting of intricate knotted cords. Full definition →

Spanish quipu ← Quechua khipu
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The story

  1. Quechua · derived fromkhipu“knot”
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromquipu
  3. English todayquipu

Borrowed from Spanish quipu, from Quechua khipu (“knot”).

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