Reconstruction:Proto-Tupi-Guarani/wat͡saʔi

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

  • Noun

    *wat͡saʔi[1]

    1. acai
    2. acai berry

    Descendants

    • Araweté: axaʼɨ
    • Guajajára: waxa'i
    • Urubú-Kaapor: wasai
    • >? Nheengatu: wasaí, wasái, asaí (archaic)
    • →? Brazilian Portuguese: açaí (see there for further descendants)

    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 211, line 686
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