Where does “kapibara” come from?

kapibara (Indonesian) comes from Spanish capibara, from Portuguese capivara, from Old Tupi kapi'iûara, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kapiʔiβar — capybara.

kapibara (Indonesian): capybara

Definitions

  1. capybara

Ancestry of “kapibara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcapibaracapybara
2Portuguesecapivaracapybara
3Old Tupikapi'iûaracapybara
4Proto-Tupi-Guarani*kapiʔiβarcapybara
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kapiʔiβar →Every word from Old Tupi kapi'iûara →Every word from Portuguese capivara →