Reconstruction:Proto-Tupi-Guarani/ɨβɨkuʔi

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 *ɨβɨ (earth) +‎ *kuʔi (flour).

    Noun

    *ɨβɨkuʔi[1]

    1. sand
      Synonym: *ɨꞵɨtiŋ

    Descendants

    • Guarayu: ɨvɨ kui
    • Mbyá Guaraní: yvy ku'i
    • Old Tupi: ybyku'i
    • Paraguayan Guaraní: yvyku'i
    • Urubú-Kaapor: ywyku’i

    References

    1. ^ Antônio Augusto Souza Mello (17 March 2000) “Reconstruções Lexicais e Cognatos” (chapter III), in Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC, page 206, line 715