Where does “kalju-uakari” come from?

kalju-uakari (Finnish) comes from English uakari, from Portuguese uacari, from Nhengatu wakarí.

kalju-uakari (Finnish): bald uakari, bald-headed uakari, Cacajao calvus

Definitions

  1. bald uakari, bald-headed uakari, Cacajao calvus

Ancestry of “kalju-uakari”, step by step

kalju-uakari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English uakari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishuakariAny of several arboreal monkeys, of the genus...
2Portugueseuacaribald uakari (Cacajao calvus)
3Nhengatuwakarí—

via Finnish kalju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaljubald, hairless, furless; bald person, baldy;...
2Finnishkalja-—
Every word from Nhengatu wakarí →Every word from Portuguese uacari →Every word from English uakari →