Where does “boucan” come from?

boucan (French) comes from Old Tupi moka'ẽ, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *mokaʔẽ — to buccan.

boucan (French): racket, hubbub; a boucan

Definitions

  1. racket, hubbub; a boucan

Ancestry of “boucan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupimoka'ẽbuccan
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*mokaʔẽto buccan

Words derived from “boucan

Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *mokaʔẽEvery word from Old Tupi moka'ẽ