Reconstruction:Proto-Tupian/ewit

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

    *ewit[1][2]

    1. honey
    2. wasp

    Descendants

    • Awetí: ekɨt
    • Karitiâna: eet
    • Proto-Tupi-Guarani: *eir
      • Guajajára: hàir
      • Mbyá Guaraní: ei
      • Old Tupi: eíra
      • Paraguayan Guaraní: eíra
      • Tenharim: hehir, hei-
      • Urubú-Kaapor: eir

    References

    1. ^ Gerd Carling, editor (20132025), “*ewit”, in Diachronic Atlas of Comparative Linguistics, Frankfurt: Goethe University
    2. ^ Andrey Nikulin (2020) Proto-Macro-Jê: um estudo reconstrutivo (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 568