Where does “Tukan” come from?
Tukan (German) comes from Spanish tucán, from Old Tupi tukã, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tũkãn.
Tukan (German): toucan; Tucana
Ancestry of “Tukan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | tucán | toucan; a 5000 colón bill |
| 2 | Old Tupi | tukã | Toucan |
| 3 | Proto-Tupi-Guarani | *tũkãn | — |