Where does “koati” come from?

koati (Finnish) comes from Spanish coatí, from Portuguese quati, from Old Tupi kua'ti, from Old Tupi cua — belt, cincture.

koati (Finnish): coati mammal of the genera

Definitions

  1. coati mammal of the genera

Ancestry of “koati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcoatícoati
2Portuguesequaticoati
3Old Tupikua'ti—
4Old Tupicuabelt, cincture

Words derived from “koati”

Every word from Old Tupi cua →Every word from Old Tupi kua'ti →Every word from Portuguese quati →