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Where does “marakaîá” come from?

marakaîá (Old Tupi) comes from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *marakaja.

marakaîá (Old Tupi): margay, and similar species, such as the oncilla...

Definitions

  1. margay, and similar species, such as the oncilla...

Ancestry of “marakaîá”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Tupi-Guarani*marakaja—

Words derived from “marakaîá”

  • margay
  • maracayá
  • gato-maracajá
  • マーゲイ
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