Where does “tucán” come from?

tucán (Spanish) comes from Old Tupi tukã, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tũkãn — toucan.

tucán (Spanish): toucan; a 5000 colón bill

Definitions

  1. toucan; a 5000 colón bill

Ancestry of “tucán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old TupitukãToucan
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*tũkãntoucan

Words derived from “tucán”

Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tũkãn →Every word from Old Tupi tukã →
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