Where does “andurinhu” come from?

andurinhu (Nheengatu) comes from Portuguese andorinha, from Old Portuguese andorỹa, from Latin harundina, from Latin hirundō — swallow (bird).

andurinhu (Nheengatu): swallow bird

Definitions

  1. swallow bird

Ancestry of “andurinhu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseandorinhabird of the family Hirundinidae (swallows, martins and saw-wings)
2Old Portugueseandorỹaswallow
3Latinharundina—
4Latinhirundōswallow (bird)
Every word from Latin hirundō →Every word from Latin harundina →Every word from Old Portuguese andorỹa →