Where does “Tanagra” come from?

Tanagra (New Latin) comes from Portuguese tangara, from Old Tupi tangara, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *taŋara — manakin.

Ancestry of “Tanagra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetangaramanakin
2Old Tupitangaramanakin
3Proto-Tupi-Guarani*taŋaramanakin

Words derived from “Tanagra”

Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *taŋara →Every word from Old Tupi tangara →Every word from Portuguese tangara →
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