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
  • Sateré-Mawé: ʔɨ

References

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 403