Where does “Karaa” come from?

Karaa (Hunsrik) comes from Portuguese acará, from Old Tupi akará, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *akara.

Karaa (Hunsrik): any fish in the genus Geophagus

Definitions

  1. any fish in the genus Geophagus

Ancestry of “Karaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseacaráacara
2Old Tupiakaráacara
3Proto-Tupi-Guarani*akara—
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *akara →Every word from Old Tupi akará →Every word from Portuguese acará →