kambarara

Old Tupi

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Iranian *kamarā-der.
Ancient Greek κᾰμᾰ́ρᾱ (kămắrā)der.
Latin camerader.
Vulgar Latin camara
Old Spanish camara
Spanish cámara
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos
Proto-Italic *-ātos
Late Latin -ātus
Late Latin -āta
Spanish -ada
Spanish camaradabor.
Portuguese camaradabor.
Old Tupi kambarara

    Borrowed from Portuguese camarada, borrowed from Spanish camarada, from cámara + -ada. The realization of /m/ as [mb] can be explained by the known Guaraní influence on Língua Geral Paulista. See also karanderu.

    Pronunciation

    • Hyphenation: ka‧mba‧ra‧ra

    Noun

    kambarara (possessable)

    1. (hapax legomenon) Língua Geral Paulista form of kamarara (“friend”)

    References

    • anonymous author (18th century), “Amigo”, in Língua geral dos índios das Américas [General language of the Indians of the Americas]‎[1] (overall work in Portuguese and Língua Geral Paulista), page 6v, line 389: “xeCambarara [xe kambarara]”
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