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Where does “카피바라” come from?

카피바라 (Korean) comes from English capybara, from Spanish capibara, from Portuguese capivara, from Old Tupi kapi'iûara, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kapiʔiβar.

카피바라 (Korean): capybara

Definitions

  1. capybara

Ancestry of “카피바라”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcapybaraA semi-aquatic South American rodent,...
2Spanishcapibaracapybara
3Portuguesecapivaracapybara
4Old Tupikapi'iûaracapybara
5Proto-Tupi-Guarani*kapiʔiβar—
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