Reconstruction:Proto-Tupi-Guarani/jɨβa

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

    Noun

    *jɨβa[1]

    1. arm (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist)

    Descendants

    • Araweté: jɨwa
    • Guajajára: izywa
    • Guarayu: yɨva
    • Mbyá Guaraní: jyva
    • Old Tupi: îybá
      • Nheengatu: yuwá
    • Paraguayan Guaraní: jyva
    • Tenharim: -jyva
    • Urubú-Kaapor: ijywa
    • Xingú Asuriní: cɨwa

    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 169, line 244
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