Where does “tàngara” come from?

tàngara (Catalan) comes from Portuguese tangara, from Old Tupi tangara, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *taŋara — manakin.

tàngara (Catalan): tanager

Definitions

  1. tanager

Ancestry of “tàngara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetangaramanakin
2Old Tupitangaramanakin
3Proto-Tupi-Guarani*taŋaramanakin
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *taŋara →Every word from Old Tupi tangara →Every word from Portuguese tangara →