Where does “jaguara” come from?

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

jaguara (Portuguese): sly; deceitful; disingenuous

Definitions

  1. sly; deceitful; disingenuous

Ancestry of “jaguara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old TupiîagûaraAlternative form of îaûara; jaguar
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*jawarjaguar (Panthera onca)
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jawar →Every word from Old Tupi îagûara →