Chile Etimología

Another indigenous theory suggests that the name derives from a specific valley called . The Picunche people (a northern Mapuche group) supposedly called the Aconcagua Valley (near modern-day Valparaíso) by that name. When the Spanish asked for the name of the region, they were given the name of that prominent valley.

The strongest scholarly consensus points to the language, spoken by the Mapuche people who inhabited Central and Southern Chile. chile etimología

El nombre oficial de fue adoptado formalmente el 30 de julio de 1824. Existen cuatro teorías principales que explican su procedencia desde diversas lenguas originarias: Another indigenous theory suggests that the name derives

| Origin | Proposed Word | Proposed Meaning | Scholarly Support | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Chilli / Tchili | "Where the land ends" / "Deepest point" | Highest | | Aymara | Chili | "Cold" | Medium | | Quechua | Chiri | "Cold" | Medium | | Mapudungun (alt.) | Cheele | "Seagull's cry" | Low | | Inca Legend | Tili | Name of a chief | Debunked | The strongest scholarly consensus points to the language,