Where does “quati” come from?

quati (Portuguese) comes from Old Tupi kua'ti, from Old Tupi cua — belt, cincture.

quati (Portuguese): coati

Definitions

  1. coati

Ancestry of “quati”, step by step

quati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Tupi kua'ti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupikua'ti—
2Old Tupicuabelt, cincture

via Old Tupi kûati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupikûatiring-tailed coati (Nasua nasua)
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*kʷatiring-tailed coati (Nasua nasua)

Words derived from “quati”

Every word from Old Tupi cua →Every word from Old Tupi kua'ti →
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