The Spanish word 'quilombo' comes from the Kimbundu (an Angolan language) word 'kilombo', which meant 'settlement, village, or refuge'. This word was borrowed into Portuguese as 'quilombo', where it specifically referred to settlements of fugitive slaves in colonial Brazil. The word then entered Lunfardo (an Argentine slang) and eventually Spanish, where its meaning shifted to refer to a 'brothel, mess, or hideout', reflecting both its historical connection to hidden places of refuge and a semantic broadening to include any chaotic or disorderly situation.

Since 'quilombo' entered Spanish through a very specific historical and cultural context involving Portuguese colonialism and African influences, there aren't many simpler or more common Spanish words that share its etymology.

There aren't any common English words directly related to 'quilombo', as it comes from Kimbundu, an African language, and entered Spanish through a very specific historical path involving Portuguese colonialism and South American Spanish variants.