Where does “jagùar” come from?

jagùar (Kashubian) comes from German Jaguar, from Portuguese jaguar, from Old Tupi îagûara, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jawar — jaguar (Panthera onca).

jagùar (Kashubian): jaguar (Panthera onca)

Definitions

  1. jaguar (Panthera onca)

Ancestry of “jagùar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanJaguarjaguar (Panthera onca)
2Portuguesejaguarjaguar
3Old TupiîagûaraAlternative form of îaûara; jaguar
4Proto-Tupi-Guarani*jawarjaguar (Panthera onca)
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jawar →Every word from Old Tupi îagûara →Every word from Portuguese jaguar →