Where does “piraja” come from?

piraja (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Portuguese piranha, from Old Tupi pirá, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pira — fish.

piraja (Norwegian Nynorsk): a piranha

Definitions

  1. a piranha

Ancestry of “piraja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepiranhapiranha; slut
2Old Tupipiráfish
3Proto-Tupi-Guarani*pirafish
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pira →Every word from Old Tupi pirá →Every word from Portuguese piranha →