Where does “tapir” come from?

tapir (Portuguese) comes from Old Tupi tapi'ira, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tapiʔir — tapir.

tapir (Portuguese): tapir

Definitions

  1. tapir

Ancestry of “tapir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupitapi'iratapir
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*tapiʔirtapir
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tapiʔir →Every word from Old Tupi tapi'ira →