Where does “piraña” come from?

piraña (Spanish) comes from Portuguese piranha, from Old Tupi pirá, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pira — fish.

piraña (Spanish): piranha

Definitions

  1. piranha

Ancestry of “piraña”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepiranhapiranha; slut
2Old Tupipiráfish
3Proto-Tupi-Guarani*pirafish
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pira →Every word from Old Tupi pirá →Every word from Portuguese piranha →
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