Reconstruction:Proto-Tupian/kˀu

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

  • Verb

    *kˀu[1][2]

    1. to eat
    2. to drink
    3. to swallow

    Descendants

    • Awetí: ʔu
    • Proto-Tupi-Guarani: *ʔu
      • Araweté: ʼu
      • Guajajára: u'u
      • Guarayu: ʼu
      • Mbyá Guaraní: 'u
      • Old Tupi: 'u
      • Tenharim: -'u
      • Urubú-Kaapor: u'u
    • Sateré-Mawé: ʔu

    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 408, line 158
    2. ^ Gerd Carling, editor (2013–2025), “*kˀu”, in Diachronic Atlas of Comparative Linguistics, Frankfurt: Goethe University