Where does “tapir” come from?

tapir (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish طاپر, from French tapir, from Middle French tapir, from Old French tapir, from Frankish tappijan, from Frankish tappō, from Proto-Germanic tappô, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p- — to share, divide.

tapir (Turkish): tapir

Definitions

  1. tapir

Ancestry of “tapir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishطاپرtapir
2Frenchtapirto hide; tapir
3Middle Frenchtapir—
4Old Frenchtapir—
5Frankishtappijanto close, shut in, lock up
6Frankishtappō—
7Proto-Germanictappôplug; tap
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂p-to sacrifice; to lose
9Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tappô →