Where does “ジャガー” come from?

ジャガー (Japanese) comes from English Jaguar, from French jaguar, from Portuguese jaguar, from Old Tupi îagûara, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jawar — jaguar (Panthera onca).

ジャガー (Japanese): a jaguar

Definitions

  1. a jaguar

Ancestry of “ジャガー”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishJaguarA motor car manufactured by this company
2Frenchjaguarjaguar; Jaguar
3Portuguesejaguarjaguar
4Old TupiîagûaraAlternative form of îaûara; jaguar
5Proto-Tupi-Guarani*jawarjaguar (Panthera onca)
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jawar →Every word from Old Tupi îagûara →Every word from Portuguese jaguar →