Where does “tucano” come from?

tucano (Galician) comes from Portuguese tucano, from Old Tupi tukana, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tũkãn — toucan.

tucano (Galician): toucan

Definitions

  1. toucan

Ancestry of “tucano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetucanotoucan; a person who supports or is affiliated to...
2Old Tupitukanatoucan
3Proto-Tupi-Guarani*tũkãntoucan
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tũkãn →Every word from Old Tupi tukana →Every word from Portuguese tucano →
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