Where does “coaticito” come from?

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

coaticito (Spanish): young coati

Definitions

  1. young coati

Ancestry of “coaticito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcoatícoati
2Portuguesequaticoati
3Old Tupikua'ti—
4Old Tupicuabelt, cincture
Every word from Old Tupi cua →Every word from Old Tupi kua'ti →Every word from Portuguese quati →