Where does “tucano” come from?

tucano (Italian) comes from Portuguese tucano, from Old Tupi tukana, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tũkãn — toucan.

tucano (Italian): Tucanoan; toucan

Definitions

  1. Tucanoan; toucan

Ancestry of “tucano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetucanotoucan; a person who supports or is affiliated to...
2Old Tupitukanatoucan
3Proto-Tupi-Guarani*tũkãntoucan

Words derived from “tucano”

Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tũkãn →Every word from Old Tupi tukana →Every word from Portuguese tucano →