Reconstruction:Proto-Tupi-Guarani/eit

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 edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Tupian *ewit.

Noun edit

*eit[1][2]

  1. honey
  2. bee

Descendants edit

  • Guaraní:
    • Mbyá Guaraní: ei
    • Paraguayan Guaraní: eíra
  • Old Tupi: eíra

References edit

  1. ^ Andrey Nikulin (2020) Proto-Macro-Jê: um estudo reconstrutivo[1] (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 568
  2. ^ Beatriz Carretta Corrêa da Silva (2010) Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: relações linguísticas e implicações históricas (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 404