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Where does “pirana” come from?

pirana (Turkish) comes from French piranha, from Portuguese piranha, from Old Tupi pirá, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pira.

pirana (Turkish): piranha

Definitions

  1. piranha

Ancestry of “pirana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpiranha—
2Portuguesepiranhapiranha; slut
3Old Tupipiráfish
4Proto-Tupi-Guarani*pira—
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