Where does “کاپيوره” come from?
کاپيوره (Pashto) comes from English capybara, from Spanish capibara, from Portuguese capivara, from Old Tupi kapi'iûara, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kapiʔiβar — capybara.
کاپيوره (Pashto): capybara
Definitions
- capybara
Ancestry of “کاپيوره”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | capybara | A semi-aquatic South American rodent,... |
| 2 | Spanish | capibara | capybara |
| 3 | Portuguese | capivara | capybara |
| 4 | Old Tupi | kapi'iûara | capybara |
| 5 | Proto-Tupi-Guarani | *kapiʔiβar | capybara |