Reconstruction:Proto-Tupi-Guarani/ini

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

  • Inherited from Proto-Tupian *ẽri. Cognate with Awetí inĩ and Sateré-Mawé ĩni.

    Noun

    *ini[1]

    1. hammock
      Synonym: *upaꞵ

    Descendants

    • Guarayu: ini
    • Kamayurá: ini
    • Old Tupi: inĩ

    References

    1. ^ Corrêa da Silva, Beatriz Carretta (2010), Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: relações linguísticas e implicações históricas [Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: linguistic relations and historical implications] (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 407, line 125