Where does “tucan” come from?
tucan (Romanian) comes from Italian tucano, from Portuguese tucano, from Old Tupi tukana, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tũkãn.
tucan (Romanian): toucan
Ancestry of “tucan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | tucano | Tucanoan; toucan |
| 2 | Portuguese | tucano | toucan; a person who supports or is affiliated to... |
| 3 | Old Tupi | tukana | toucan |
| 4 | Proto-Tupi-Guarani | *tũkãn | — |