Where does “maracajá” come from?

maracajá (Portuguese) comes from Old Tupi marakaîá, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *marakaja — wild cat.

Ancestry of “maracajá”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupimarakaîámargay, and similar species, such as the oncilla...
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*marakajawild cat

Words derived from “maracajá”

Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *marakaja →Every word from Old Tupi marakaîá →