Where does “Paraná” come from?

Paraná (English) comes from Portuguese Paraná, from Old Tupi paranã — a large river; sea; ocean.

Ancestry of “Paraná”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseParanáa channel separating a braid bar from mainland
2Old Tupiparanãa large river; sea; ocean
Every word from Old Tupi paranã →Every word from Portuguese Paraná →