Where does “jaguar” come from?

jaguar (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Portuguese jaguar, from Old Tupi îagûara, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jawar — jaguar (Panthera onca).

jaguar (Norwegian Nynorsk): a jaguar, Panthera onca

Definitions

  1. a jaguar, Panthera onca

Ancestry of “jaguar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesejaguarjaguar
2Old TupiîagûaraAlternative form of îaûara; jaguar
3Proto-Tupi-Guarani*jawarjaguar (Panthera onca)
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jawar →Every word from Old Tupi îagûara →Every word from Portuguese jaguar →