Where does “tangara” come from?

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

Ancestry of “tangara”, step by step

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