Where does “capivara” come from?

capivara (Portuguese) comes from Old Tupi kapi'iûara, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kapiʔiβar — capybara.

capivara (Portuguese): capybara

Definitions

  1. capybara

Ancestry of “capivara”, step by step

capivara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Tupi kapi'iûara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupikapi'iûaracapybara
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*kapiʔiβarcapybara

via Old Tupi kapibara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old TupikapibaraAlternative form of kapi'iûara; slender...

Words derived from “capivara”

Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kapiʔiβar →Every word from Old Tupi kapi'iûara →