Reconstruction:Old Tupi/umbyk

This Old Tupi 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.

Old Tupi

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɨk
• Hyphenation: um‧byk

Verb

*umbyk (IIa class pluriform, R1 *rumbyk, R2 *sumbyk, noun form *umbyka)

1. to be purple, dark

Derived terms

• esagûyrumbyk
• esakûarumbyk

 

Descendants

• Nheengatu: sumbika