Where does “Tukan” come from?

Tukan (German) comes from Spanish tucán, from Old Tupi tukã, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tũkãn — toucan.

Tukan (German): toucan; Tucana

Definitions

  1. toucan; Tucana

Ancestry of “Tukan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtucántoucan; a 5000 colón bill
2Old TupitukãToucan
3Proto-Tupi-Guarani*tũkãntoucan
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tũkãn →Every word from Old Tupi tukã →Every word from Spanish tucán →