Where does “Paraná” come from?

Paraná (Portuguese) comes from Old Tupi paranã — a large river; sea; ocean.

Paraná (Portuguese): a channel separating a braid bar from mainland

Definitions

  1. a channel separating a braid bar from mainland

Ancestry of “Paraná”, step by step

Paraná traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Tupi paranã

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupiparanãa large river; sea; ocean

via Nhengatu paraná

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Nhengatuparaná—

via Rioplatense Spanish Paraná

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Rioplatense SpanishParaná—

Words derived from “Paraná”

Every word from Old Tupi paranã →