Reconstruction:Proto-Tupian/ᵑkam

This Proto-Tupian 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-Tupian

Noun

*ᵑkam[1]

  1. breast

Descendants

  • Awetí: kam
  • Proto-Tupi-Guarani: *kam
    • Guaraní:
      • Classical Guaraní: cȃ́·m
      • Paraguayan Guaraní: káma
    • Old Tupi: kama
  • Sateré-Mawé: nam

References

  1. ^ Beatriz Carretta Corrêa da Silva (2010) Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: relações linguísticas e implicações históricas (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 403