Where does “Jaguar” come from?

Jaguar (German) comes from Portuguese jaguar, from Old Tupi îagûara, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jawar — jaguar (Panthera onca).

Jaguar (German): jaguar (Panthera onca)

Definitions

  1. jaguar (Panthera onca)

Ancestry of “Jaguar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesejaguarjaguar
2Old TupiîagûaraAlternative form of îaûara; jaguar
3Proto-Tupi-Guarani*jawarjaguar (Panthera onca)

Words derived from “Jaguar”

Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jawar →Every word from Old Tupi îagûara →Every word from Portuguese jaguar →