Reconstruction:Proto-Tupi-Guarani/ʔa

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

  • Inherited from Proto-Tupian *ʔa.

    Noun

    *ʔa[1][2][3]

    1. head
      Synonym: *a-kaŋ
    2. fruit
      Synonym: *ɨˀβa

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Classical Guaraní:
      • Mbyá Guaraní: 'a
      • Paraguayan Guaraní: 'a
    • Old Tupi: 'a

    References

    1. ^ Schleicher, Charles Owen (1998), Comparative and internal reconstruction of the Tupi-Guarani language family, Madison: University of Wisconsin–Madison, page 328, line 1
    2. ^ Corrêa da Silva, Beatriz Carretta (2010), Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: relações linguísticas e implicações históricas [Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: linguistic relations and historical implications] (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 402
    3. ^ Nikulin, Andrey (2020), Proto-Macro-Jê: um estudo reconstrutivo [Proto-Macro-Jê: a reconstructive study] (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 570
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