Where does “tapiira” come from?

tapiira (Nheengatu) comes from Old Tupi tapi'ira, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tapiʔir — tapir.

tapiira (Nheengatu): tapir (Tapirus terrestris)

Definitions

  1. tapir (Tapirus terrestris)

Ancestry of “tapiira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupitapi'iratapir
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*tapiʔirtapir
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tapiʔir →Every word from Old Tupi tapi'ira →
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