Reconstruction:Proto-Tupi-Guarani/ɨꞵɨtiŋ

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”) +‎ *tiŋ (“white”).

    Noun

    *ɨꞵɨtiŋ[1]

    1. sand
      Synonym: *ɨβɨkuʔi

    Descendants

    • Araweté: iwitsĩ
    • Guajajára: ywàxig
    • Tenharim: yʼytig̃

    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
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