Reconstruction:Proto-Tupi-Guarani/janu

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 1

  • Noun

    *janu[1]

    1. spider
    Descendants
    • Araweté: janõ
    • Guajajára: zanu
    • Guarayu: yandu
    • Mbyá Guaraní: nhandu
    • Old Tupi: nhandu
    • Paraguayan Guaraní: ñandu
    • Tenharim: nhandu
    • Urubú-Kaapor: jandu
    • Xingú Asuriní: jandu

    Etymology 2

  • Noun

    *janu[1]

    1. greater rhea
    Descendants

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mello, Antônio Augusto Souza (2000), “Reconstruções Lexicais e Cognatos [Lexical reconstructions and cognates]” (chapter III), in Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais [Historical study of the Tupi-Guarani language family: phonological and lexical aspects] (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC, page 165, lines 185–186
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