Where does “jaguar” come from?

jaguar (Portuguese) comes from Old Tupi îagûara, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jawar — jaguar (Panthera onca).

jaguar (Portuguese): jaguar

Definitions

  1. jaguar

Ancestry of “jaguar”, step by step

jaguar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Tupi îagûara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old TupiîagûaraAlternative form of îaûara; jaguar
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*jawarjaguar (Panthera onca)

via Guaraní jaguarete

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Guaraníjaguarete—

Words derived from “jaguar”

Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jawar →Every word from Old Tupi îagûara →
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