English
jacana
Jacana comes from Old Tupi îasanã ‘wattled jacana’.
- Old Tupimodernîasanã‘wattled jacana’
- Brazilian Portuguesemodernjaçanã
- Englishtodayjacana
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Tupimodernîasanã‘wattled jacana’
- Brazilian Portuguesemodernjaçanã
- Englishtodayjacana
Every English word from Old Tupi îasanã
Today it means
noun Any of a group of wading birds in the family Jacanidae, usually having long toes and claws, and found throughout the world.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Tupi îasanã / jacana