Reconstruction:Proto-Tupi-Guarani/t͡ʃɨ-wat͡ʃu

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 Proto-Tupian *ɨt͡ʃɨ + Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-wat͡ʃu.

Noun

*t͡ʃɨ-wat͡ʃu^[1]^[2]

deer (any animal of the Cervidae family)

Derived terms

*t͡ʃɨ-wat͡ʃupɨtaŋ
- Old Tupi: sûasupytanga, sygûasupytanga
- Paraguayan Guaraní: guasu pytã

Descendants

Guarayu: tugwasu
Mbyá Guaraní: guaxu
Old Tupi: sûasu, syûasu, sygûasu, sugûasu, *gûasu
- Nheengatu: suasú
- → Brazilian Portuguese: suaçu
Paraguayan Guaraní: guasu

References

^ 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 406, line 106
^ 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 204, line 689

[1] 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 406, line 106

[2] 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 204, line 689

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