Reconstruction:Proto-Tupi-Guarani/wɨratiŋ

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

Etymology

From *wɨra (“bird”) +‎ *tiŋ (“white”).

Noun

*wɨratiŋ

1. great egret (Ardea alba egretta)

Descendants

• Guarayu: vɨrächï
• Mbyá Guaraní: guyra xiĩ
• Old Tupi: gûyratinga, ûyratinga
  • Nheengatu: wirá-tinga
  • → Brazilian Portuguese: Guiratinga
• Paraguayan Guaraní: guyratĩ
• ⇒ Tenharim: g̃wyrati'ngi