Where does “Iguazu” come from?

Iguazu (English) comes from Portuguese Iguaçu, from Old Tupi ygûasu, from Old Tupi y — water; river.

Iguazu (English): that starts in the Brazilian mountains in Serra do Mar and flows into the Paraná in Brazil

Definitions

  1. that starts in the Brazilian mountains in Serra do Mar and flows into the Paraná in Brazil

Ancestry of “Iguazu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseIguaçu—
2Old Tupiygûasuwaterfall; torrent
3Old Tupiywater; river
Every word from Old Tupi y →Every word from Old Tupi ygûasu →Every word from Portuguese Iguaçu →