Where does “piranha” come from?

piranha (French) comes from Portuguese piranha, from Old Tupi pirá, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pira — fish.

piranha (French): piranha

Definitions

  1. piranha

Ancestry of “piranha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepiranhapiranha; slut
2Old Tupipiráfish
3Proto-Tupi-Guarani*pirafish

Words derived from “piranha”

Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pira →Every word from Old Tupi pirá →Every word from Portuguese piranha →
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