Where does “toco toucan” come from?

toco toucan (English) comes from English toucan, from French toucan, from Old Tupi tukana, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tũkãn — toucan.

toco toucan (English): Ramphastos toco, a kind of toucan

Definitions

  1. Ramphastos toco, a kind of toucan

Ancestry of “toco toucan”, step by step

toco toucan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English toucan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtoucanAny of various neotropical frugivorous birds from...
2Frenchtoucantoucan
3Old Tupitukanatoucan
4Proto-Tupi-Guarani*tũkãntoucan

via English mul-tax:Ramphastos toco

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmul-tax:Ramphastos toco—
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tũkãn →Every word from Old Tupi tukana →Every word from French toucan →