Where does “tinamou” come from?

tinamou (English) comes from French tinamou, from Galibi Carib tinamu.

tinamou (English): Any of the birds belonging to the South American...

Definitions

  1. Any of the birds belonging to the South American...

Ancestry of “tinamou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtinamoutinamou bird
2Galibi Caribtinamu—
Every word from Galibi Carib tinamu →Every word from French tinamou →