Reconstruction:Proto-Tupi-Guarani/maniʔɨβ

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Proto-Tupi-Guarani

Etymology

    From Proto-Tupian *mani + Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔɨβ (“tree”).

    Noun

    *maniʔɨβ

    1. cassava plant
      Meronym: *maniʔok (“cassava root”)

    Descendants

    • Guajajára: maniʼyw
    • Guarayu: mandiʼɨ
    • Kamayurá: maniʼip
    • Old Tupi: mani'yba, mandi'yba
      • → Brazilian Portuguese: maniva
    • ⇒ Tenharim: mandiʼyvakã
    • Urubú-Kaapor: mandiʼiʼy
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