Reconstruction:Proto-Tupi-Guarani/eir

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 *ewit.

    Noun

    *eir[1][2][3]

    1. honey
    2. bee

    Derived terms

    • *eiruβ:
      • Guajajára: hàiru
      • Guarayu: eiru, eirɨ
      • Mbya Guarani: eiru
      • Old Tupi: eiruba
      • Paraguayan Guarani: eiru

    Descendants

    • Guajajára: hàir
    • Mbya Guarani: ei
    • Old Tupi: eíra
    • Paraguayan Guarani: eíra
    • Tenharim: hehir, hei-
    • Urubú-Kaapor: eir

    References

    1. ^ Mello, Antônio Augusto Souza (2000), “Reconstruções Lexicais e Cognatos [Lexical reconstructions and cognates]” (chapter III), in Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais [Historical study of the Tupi-Guarani language family: phonological and lexical aspects]‎[1] (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC, line 112
    2. ^ Corrêa da Silva, Beatriz Carretta (2010), Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: relações linguísticas e implicações históricas [Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: linguistic relations and historical implications] (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 404
    3. ^ Nikulin, Andrey (2020), Proto-Macro-Jê: um estudo reconstrutivo [Proto-Macro-Jê: a reconstructive study] (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 568