Reconstruction:Proto-Tupian/ekʷẽn

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

Alternative reconstructions

  • *ekʷen

Etymology

    From *ekʷ (house) +‎ *en (mouth).

    Noun

    *ekʷẽn[1][2][3]

    1. door

    Descendants

    • Awetí: oten-ap
    • Proto-Tupi-Guarani: *okẽn, *oken
      • Guarayu: okienda
      • Mbyá Guaraní: okẽ
      • Old Tupi: okena
      • Urubú-Kaapor: hukwen
    • Sateré-Mawé: oken-ʔɨpɨ

    References

    1. ^ Aryon d'Alligna Rodrigues (2007) “As consoantes do proto-tupí”, in Aryon d'Alligna Rodrigues, Ana Suelly Arruda Câmara Cabral, editors, Línguas e culturas tupí[1], 1 edition, volume 1, Campinas: Curt Nimuendajú, pages 167–204
    2. ^ Beatriz Carretta Corrêa da Silva (2010) Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: relações linguísticas e implicações históricas (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 407, line 123
    3. ^ Andrey Nikulin (2020) Proto-Macro-Jê: um estudo reconstrutivo (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 570