Where does “kwachi” come from?

kwachi (Guarayu) comes from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kʷati — ring-tailed coati (Nasua nasua).

kwachi (Guarayu): ring-tailed coati (Nasua nasua)

Definitions

  1. ring-tailed coati (Nasua nasua)

Ancestry of “kwachi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Tupi-Guarani*kʷatiring-tailed coati (Nasua nasua)
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