Reconstruction:Proto-Tupi-Guarani/ʔa

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

    Inherited from Proto-Tupian *ʔa.

    Noun

    *ʔa[1][2][3]

    1. head
      Synonym: *a-kaŋ
    2. fruit
      Synonym: *ɨˀβa

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Classical Guaraní:
      • Mbyá Guaraní: 'a
      • Paraguayan Guaraní: 'a
    • Old Tupi: 'a

    References

    1. ^ Charles Owen Schleicher (1998) Comparative and internal reconstruction of the Tupi-Guarani language family, Madison: University of Wisconsin–Madison, page 328, line 1
    2. ^ Beatriz Carretta Corrêa da Silva (2010) Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: relações linguísticas e implicações históricas (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 402
    3. ^ Andrey Nikulin (2020) Proto-Macro-Jê: um estudo reconstrutivo (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 570
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