Reconstruction:Proto-Tupian/ʔɨ

This Proto-Tupian 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-Tupian

Noun

*ʔɨ

1. water

Descendants

• Awetí: ʔɨ
• Proto-Tupi-Guarani: *ʔɨ
  • Aurá: ʔɨ
  • Emerillon: ʔɨ
  • Guajá: ʔɨ
  • Guaraní: y
  • Tapirapé: ʔɨ
  • Tembé: ʔɨ
  • Old Tupi: 'y, îy
    • Nheengatu: ií
  • Xingú Asuriní: ʔɨ
• Sateré-Mawé: ʔɨ

References

Beatriz Carretta Corrêa da Silva (2010) Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: relações linguísticas e implicações históricas (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 403