Reconstruction:Proto-Tupi-Guarani/ɨˀβa

This Proto-Tupi-Guarani entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Tupi-Guarani

Etymology

    From *ʔɨβ (tree) +‎ *ʔa (head, fruit).

    Noun

    *ɨˀβa[1][2]

    1. fruit
      Synonym: *ʔa

    Derived terms

    • *maʔeɨˀβa:
      • Guajajára: ma'ywa
      • Urubú-Kaapor: ma'eywa

    Descendants

    • Guarayu: ɨva
    • Mbyá Guaraní: yva
    • Old Tupi: 'ybá
      • Nheengatu: iyá
    • Tenharim: yʼva
    • Paraguayan Guaraní: yva

    References

    1. ^ Charles Owen Schleicher (1998) Comparative and internal reconstruction of the Tupi-Guarani language family, Madison: University of Wisconsin–Madison, page 328, line 1
    2. ^ Antônio Augusto Souza Mello (17 March 2000) “Reconstruções Lexicais e Cognatos” (chapter III), in Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC, page 206, line 714