Where does “kapiwara” come from?

kapiwara (Nheengatu) comes from Old Tupi kapi'iûara, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kapiʔiβar — capybara.

kapiwara (Nheengatu): capybara

Definitions

  1. capybara

Ancestry of “kapiwara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupikapi'iûaracapybara
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*kapiʔiβarcapybara
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kapiʔiβar →Every word from Old Tupi kapi'iûara →
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