Reconstruction:Proto-Tupi-Guarani/awape

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

Noun

*awape

1. water hyacinth

Derived terms

• *awapeasok (“wattled jacana”)
  • Guajajára: awapehok
  • Guarayu: agwapeasoi
  • Old Tupi: agûapeasoka
  • Paraguayan Guaraní: aguapeaso

Descendants

• Guarayu: agwape
• Old Tupi: agûapé
  • Nheengatu: awapé
  • → Brazilian Portuguese: aguapé