Reconstruction:Proto-Tupi-Guarani/tũkãn

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

Alternative reconstructions

Etymology

  • Inherited from Proto-Tupian *jɨokãn.

    Noun

    *tũkãn[3]

    1. toucan

    Descendants

    • Classical Guaraní: tȗcȃ
    • Guajajára: tukàn
    • Guarayu: tükä
    • Kamayurá: tukan
    • Mbyá Guaraní: tukã
    • Old Tupi: tukana (see there for further descendants)
    • Tenharim: tukan
    • Urubú-Kaapor: tukan
    • Wayampi: tukã

    References

    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 198, line 606
    2. ^ 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 406, line 104
    3. ^ Nikulin, Andrey (2020), Proto-Macro-Jê: um estudo reconstrutivo [Proto-Macro-Jê: a reconstructive study] (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 569