Reconstruction:Proto-Tupi-Guarani/popɨter

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Proto-Tupi-Guarani

Etymology

    From *po (“hand”) + *pɨter (“middle”).

    Noun

    *popɨter (absolute *mopɨter)

    1. palm of the hand

    Descendants

    • Araweté: papite
    • Guarayu: popɨter
    • Kaiwá: po pyte
    • Mbya Guarani: po mbyte
    • Old Tupi: popytera
      • Nheengatu: pú-pitera
    • Paraguayan Guarani: popyte
    • Tenharim: -poapyta
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