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Where does “Tanagra” come from?

Tanagra (Translingual) comes from New Latin Tanagra, from Portuguese tangara, from Old Tupi tangara, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *taŋara.

Ancestry of “Tanagra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New LatinTanagra—
2Portuguesetangara
3Old Tupitangara—
4Proto-Tupi-Guarani*taŋara—
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