Where does “tangara” come from?

tangara (Portuguese) comes from Old Tupi tangara, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *taŋara — manakin.

tangara (Portuguese): manakin

Definitions

  1. manakin

Ancestry of “tangara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupitangaramanakin
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*taŋaramanakin

Words derived from “tangara”

Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *taŋara →Every word from Old Tupi tangara →
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