Where does “coatí” come from?

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

coatí (Spanish): coati

Definitions

  1. coati

Ancestry of “coatí”, step by step

coatí traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese quati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesequaticoati
2Old Tupikua'ti—
3Old Tupicuabelt, cincture

via Old Tupi cuatim

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupicuatim—

via Paraguayan Guaraní kuati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paraguayan Guaraníkuati—

Words derived from “coatí”

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