Where does “tukaani” come from?

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

tukaani (Finnish): toucan any of various neotropical frugivorous birds from the family

Definitions

  1. toucan any of various neotropical frugivorous birds from the family

Ancestry of “tukaani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtoucantoucan
2Old Tupitukanatoucan
3Proto-Tupi-Guarani*tũkãntoucan

Words derived from “tukaani”

Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tũkãn →Every word from Old Tupi tukana →Every word from French toucan →