The story
- Old Tupi · derived fromtukã“Toucan”
- Portuguese · borrowed fromTocantins
- English todayTocantins
From Portuguese Tocantins, from Old Tupi tukã (“Toucan”) + tĩ (“beak”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tocantins
Today it means: A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Palmas. Full definition →
Portuguese Tocantins ← Old Tupi tukã