Where does “carioca” come from?

carioca (English) comes from English Carioca, from Portuguese carioca, from Old Tupi Kariîooka, from Old Tupi oka, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani ok, from Proto-Tupian ekʷ — house.

carioca (English): A sideways step in which one leg crosses over the...

Definitions

  1. A sideways step in which one leg crosses over the...

Ancestry of “carioca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCariocaAn inhabitant of Rio de Janeiro
2Portuguesecariocaan inhabitant of the city of Rio de Janeiro,...
3Old TupiKariîooka—
4Old Tupiokatypical Brazilian indigenous housing; any house
5Proto-Tupi-Guaraniokhouse
6Proto-Tupianekʷhouse
Every word from Proto-Tupian ekʷ →Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani ok →Every word from Old Tupi oka →
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