Where does “jaguar” come from?

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

jaguar (Romanian): jaguar

Definitions

  1. jaguar

Ancestry of “jaguar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchjaguarjaguar; Jaguar
2Portuguesejaguarjaguar
3Old TupiîagûaraAlternative form of îaûara; jaguar
4Proto-Tupi-Guarani*jawarjaguar (Panthera onca)
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jawar →Every word from Old Tupi îagûara →Every word from Portuguese jaguar →