Where does “Tapira” come from?

Tapira (Portuguese) comes from Old Tupi tapi'ira, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tapiʔir — tapir.

Ancestry of “Tapira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupitapi'iratapir
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*tapiʔirtapir
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tapiʔir →Every word from Old Tupi tapi'ira →
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