Reconstruction:Proto-Tupi-Guarani/wat͡saʔi

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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    Noun

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    *wat͡saʔi[1]

    1. acai
    2. acai berry

    Descendants

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    • Araweté: axaʼɨ
    • Guajajára: waxa'i
    • Urubú-Kaapor: wasai
    • >? Nheengatu: wasaí, wasái, asaí (archaic) (see there for further descendants)

    References

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    1. ^ 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 211, line 686