Reconstruction:Proto-Tupi-Guarani/nem

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

Alternative reconstructions

  • *rem

Etymology

  • Inherited from Proto-Tupian *nem.

    Adjective

    *nem[1][2]

    1. stinky
    2. rotten
      Synonym: *ujuk

    Descendants

    • Guarayu: rë
    • Mbyá Guaraní: ne
    • Old Tupi: nem, rem
    • Tenharim: -nem
    • Urubú-Kaapor: inem

    References

    1. ^ Mello, Antônio Augusto Souza (2000), “Reconstruções Lexicais e Cognatos [Lexical reconstructions and cognates]” (chapter III), in Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais [Historical study of the Tupi-Guarani language family: phonological and lexical aspects] (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC, page 183, line 416
    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 411, line 228
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