Where does “jabuti” come from?

jabuti (Portuguese) comes from Old Tupi îaboti, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jaβoti — tortoise.

jabuti (Portuguese): either the yellow-footed tortoise or the...

Definitions

  1. either the yellow-footed tortoise or the...

Ancestry of “jabuti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupiîabotiany tortoise from the genus "Chelonoidis"
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*jaβotitortoise
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jaβoti →Every word from Old Tupi îaboti →