Qusqu

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Quechua

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably from Aymara qusqu ('falconid sp.').

Proper noun

Qusqu

  1. Cuzco

Declension

Descendants

  • Spanish: Cuzco, Cusco

References

  • Cerrón-Palomino, Rodolfo (2008) “Cuzco: la piedra donde se posó la lechuza. Historia de un nombre”, in Voces del Ande : ensayos sobre onomástica andina (Estudios Andinos; 3), Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP), →DOI, →ISBN, pages 259-290
  • Cerrón-Palomino, Rodolfo (2021) “Los nombres primigenios del Cuzco”, in Revista Histórica, volume 49, number 2016, Instituto Histórico del Perú, pages 113-132