Where does “Pekari” come from?

Pekari (German) comes from English peccary, from Galibi Carib pakira.

Pekari (German): peccary, javelina

Definitions

  1. peccary, javelina

Ancestry of “Pekari”, step by step

Pekari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English peccary

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpeccaryAny of the family Tayassuidae of mammals from the...
2Galibi Caribpakira—

via French pécari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpécaripeccary

Words derived from “Pekari”

Every word from Galibi Carib pakira →Every word from English peccary →