Where does “carioca” come from?

carioca (Galician) comes from Portuguese carioca, from Old Tupi Kariîooka, from Old Tupi oka, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani ok, from Proto-Tupian ekʷ — house.

carioca (Galician): of, from or relating to the city of Rio de...

Definitions

  1. of, from or relating to the city of Rio de...

Ancestry of “carioca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecariocaan inhabitant of the city of Rio de Janeiro,...
2Old TupiKariîooka—
3Old Tupiokatypical Brazilian indigenous housing; any house
4Proto-Tupi-Guaraniokhouse
5Proto-Tupianekʷhouse
Every word from Proto-Tupian ekʷ →Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani ok →Every word from Old Tupi oka →