Reconstruction:Proto-Tupi-Guarani/uruku

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

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Proto-Tupian *ɨrʲuku.

    Noun

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    *uruku[1][2]

    1. achiote (Bixa orellana)
    2. achiote (orange-red dye obtained from the achiote seed)

    Descendants

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    • Aurá: eruku
    • Classical Guaraní:
      • Eastern Bolivian Guaraní: uruku
      • Paraguayan Guaraní: uruku
    • Cocama: ruku
    • Guajá: aruku
    • Guarayu: uruku
    • Old Tupi: uruku, urukũ
    • Tembé: uruku
    • Tenharim: uruku
    • Urubú-Kaapor: uruku
    • Xingú Asuriní: uruku

    References

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    1. ^ Beatriz Carretta Corrêa da Silva (2010) Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: relações linguísticas e implicações históricas (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 405, line 79
    2. ^ Antônio Augusto Souza Mello (2000 March 17) “Reconstruções Lexicais e Cognatos” (chapter III), in Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC, page 202, line 655