Reconstruction:Proto-Tupian/

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 reconstuctions

    Noun

    *wɨ[2][3]

    1. axe

    Descendants

    • Awetí:
    • Karitiâna: hi
    • Proto-Tupi-Guarani: *jɨ
      • Araweté: jiete
      • Guajajára: (only in compounds) zy
      • Guarayu:
      • Kamayurá:
      • Old Tupi: îy
      • Omagua:
      • Paraguayan Guarani: (only in compounds) jy
      • Tenharim: -jy
      • Urubú-Kaapor: ji
      • Xingú Asuriní: dji
    • Sateré-Mawé: ɨ-wɨ-kap

    References

    1. ^ Nikulin, Andrey (2020), Proto-Macro-Jê: um estudo reconstrutivo [Proto-Macro-Jê: a reconstructive study] (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 567
    2. ^ Gerd Carling, editor (2013–2026), “*wɨ”, in Diachronic Atlas of Comparative Linguistics, Frankfurt: Goethe University
    3. ^ 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 407, line 120