Where does “比拉魚” come from?

比拉魚 (Chinese) comes from English piranha, from Portuguese piranha, from Old Tupi pirá, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pira — fish.

比拉魚 (Chinese): piranha

Definitions

  1. piranha

Ancestry of “比拉魚”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpiranhaAny of the carnivorous freshwater fish living in...
2Portuguesepiranhapiranha; slut
3Old Tupipiráfish
4Proto-Tupi-Guarani*pirafish
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pira →Every word from Old Tupi pirá →Every word from Portuguese piranha →