This is a list of Spanish words of various origins. It includes words from Australian Aboriginal languages, Balti, Berber, Caló, Czech, Dravidian languages, Egyptian, Greek, Hungarian, Ligurian, Mongolian, Persian, Slavic (such as Old Church Slavonic, Polish, Russian, and Croatian). Some of these words existed in Latin as loanwords from other languages. Some of these words have alternate etymologies and may also appear on a list of Spanish words from a different language.

Australian Aboriginal languages kangaroo from English , first recorded by Captain James Cook in 1770, from the Guugu Yimidhirr word .

Balti polo from English (1872), from Balti , from the same family as Tibetan .

Berber merino type of sheep of North African origin bred in Spain from Berber (modern Spanish ), the people of North Africa who originally bred this type of sheep. brown, brunette, dark-skinned person from , from Latin , from Ancient Greek , probably of Berber origin, but possibly related to the Arabic , from the Semitic root . a Moor see moreno above

Caló a Romani person from Caló , see caló below Caló language, also black, dark-colored the word is possibly related to Sanskrit and/or Ancient Greek . Caló, Romani person possibly from , feminine of and/or see calé and caló above

Dravidian languages

glass bead from Arabic , from , from Ancient Greek from , from Prakrit , from Pāli ; possibly from or simply akin to a Dravidian source represented by Tamil . brilliant, diamond from , see brillar below to shine possibly from Latin , from Ancient Greek ; see abalorio above mango from English , from Portuguese , from Tamil , from and . mongoose from French , from Portuguese , from Marathi , of Dravidian origin. handkerchief shortened from , The Spanish is a partial calque of French (1788). The Real Academia Española (Spanish Royal Academy) claims that Paliacate comes from Nahuatl and .

pariah, outcast from Tamil , literally , from , possibly from .

Egyptian

aciago = unhappy, sad: probably from Latin aegyptius dies, "Egyptian day," from Ancient Greek Aigyptiakos (Αιγυπτιακός) "Egyptian" (adjective), 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 , "an Egyptian," from Ancient Greek Aigýptios "Egyptian" (adjective), 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.

Greek

Hungarian

car originally, a carriage pulled by two horses, ultimately from Hungarian , short for , the Hungarian city where carriages with suspension were first made. = a sabre from Old High German , probably derived from Hungarian (1393), literally , from .

Japanese Diospyros plant, and its fruit, the persimmon from Japanese kimono from Japanese literally , from and .

Ligurian

sickle from Latin , possibly from Ligurian.

Mongolian a Mongol from Mongolian , documented first in Chinese , from uncertain source. / khan an honorific title from Turko-Mongol

Persian language

Aside from the fact that Persian words entered through Latin, other words of Persian origin transmitted through Arabic through the Arab Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula during the Middle Ages.

chess from Arabic , from Persian from the Sanskrit , the shape of the original chess board in India. assassin from Arabic hashshshin "someone who is addicted to hashish (marijuana)," originally used to refer to the followers of the Persian Hassan-i-Sabah (), the Hashshashin. Ayatollah from Persian from Arabic . saffron from Arabic from Persian or . sugar from Arabic , from Persian . slippers, babouche, from Persian , literally meaning via Arabic . bazaar, from Persian . eggplant, aubergine, from Persian , of the same meaning, via Arabic . caravana = caravan, from Persian کاروان kārvān, a company of travelers, pilgrims, or merchants on a long journey through desert or hostile regions: a train of pack animals, thru Italian caravana, carovana. caravasar = caravanserai, caravansary, kārvānsarāy is a Persian compound word combining kārvān "caravan" with sarāy "palace", "building with enclosed courts", from کاروان kārvān caravan + سرا sarā palace, large house, inn; an inn in eastern countries where caravans rest at night that is commonly a large bare building surrounding a court. derviche = from Persian درویش darvish, a member of a Sufi Muslim fraternity, literally translated "mendicant". diván = from Persian دیوان dēvān (="place of assembly", "roster"), from Old Persian دیپی dipi (="writing, document") + واهانم (="house") escabeche: Pickle or marinade. From Persian Sekba via Arabic as-sukbaj. escarlata = scarlet: from Pers. سقرلات saqerlât "a type of red cloth". a rich cloth of bright color. a vivid red that is yellower and slightly paler than apple red jazmín: jasmine. From Persian yasmin via Arabic. kan/jan = from Persian khan () meaning "inn", derives from Middle Persian hʾn (xān, “house”) an honorific title from Turko-Mongol, adapted to Persian nenúfar: Water-lily. From Persian nilofer, niloofar, niloufar, via Arabic naylufar. roque = rook (chess piece), from Persian رخ rukh via Arabic روخ rukh. sah = shah شاه shāh, from Old Persian 𐏋 χšāyaþiya (="king"), from an Old Persian verb meaning "to rule" Teherán = Tehran (تهران Tehrân, Iranian capital), from Persian words "Tah" meaning "end or bottom" and "Rân" meaning "[mountain] slope"—literally, bottom of the mountain slope. tulipán = tulip, from Persian دلبند dulband Band = To close, To tie. turbante = turban, from Persian دلبند dulband Band = To close, To tie.

Slavic languages sable from Old French , from Italian , of Slavic origin: compare Russian and Polish . quartz from German , from Old High German , from a Western Slavic form *, from Slavic : compare Czech Serbian: /, Polish , and Russian .

Serbian vampire a dangerously attractive woman from Austrian German , borrowed from Serbian /,

Czech pistol from German , from Czech kalesa, a carriage with low wheels and a folding cover from French , from German , from Czech , from Proto-Slavic , from Proto-Indo-European

Polish = a Polack from Polish polka

Russian from Russian ruthenium from Medieval Latin , from , from Old Russian satellite from Russian isba'' from Russian изба izba 'log hut' vodka

Croatian ''' necktie, cravat from Italian with implicit sense , from Croatian of uncertain origin, but from the same root as Old Church Slavonic .

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See also Linguistic history of Spanish List of English words of Spanish origin