Reconstruction:Proto-Tupi-Guarani/ɨru

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 *ɨrʲu.

    Noun

    *ɨru[1]

    1. basket

    Descendants

    • Araweté: rɨru
    • Guajajára: hyru
    • Guarayu: ɨru
    • Mbyá Guaraní: yru
    • Old Tupi: uru
      • Nheengatu: irú, urutú
      • Portuguese: uru
    • Tenharim: yru, -yru
    • Urubú-Kaapor: hyru

    References

    1. ^ Beatriz Carretta Corrêa da Silva (2010) Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: relações linguísticas e implicações históricas (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 406, line 112