Reconstruction:Proto-Tupian/ɨpʷa-

This Proto-Tupian 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-Tupian

Adjective

*ɨpʷa-

  1. high

Descendants

  • Proto-Tupi-Guarani: *ɨβa-te (“high”)
    • Guaraní: yvate (“high”)
    • Sateré-Mawé: ɨwa-iti (“high”)
    • Old Tupi: ybaté (“high, height”)
      • Nheengatu: iwaté (“height”)
  • Proto-Tupi-Guarani: *ɨβa-k (“sky”)
    • Awetí: ɨwa-pit (“sky”)
    • Guaraní: yvága (“sky”)
    • Sateré-Mawé: ɨwa-j (“above”)
    • Old Tupi: ybaka (“sky”)
      • Nheengatu: iwaka
      • → Portuguese: ibaque, Ibaque (learned)

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 410

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