Where does “valkokuonokoati” come from?

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

valkokuonokoati (Finnish): white-nosed coati, Nasua narica

Definitions

  1. white-nosed coati, Nasua narica

Ancestry of “valkokuonokoati”, step by step

valkokuonokoati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish koati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkoaticoati mammal of the genera
2Spanishcoatícoati
3Portuguesequaticoati
4Old Tupikua'ti—
5Old Tupicuabelt, cincture

via Finnish kuono

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuonosnout, muzzle
2Proto-Finnickoonosnout, muzzle
3Proto-Norsegōnō—
Every word from Old Tupi cua →Every word from Old Tupi kua'ti →Every word from Portuguese quati →