Reconstruction:Proto-Tupi-Guarani/maniʔɨβ

This Proto-Tupi-Guarani entry contains original research. The reconstruction in this entry is based on published research, but the specific form presented here is not found in prior works.

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

From Proto-Tupian *mani + Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔɨβ (“tree”).

Noun

*maniʔɨβ

1. cassava plant

   Meronym: *maniʔok (“cassava root”)

Descendants

• Guajajára: maniʼyw
• Guarayu: mandiʼɨ
• Kamayurá: maniʼip
• Old Tupi: mani'yba, mandi'yba
  • → Brazilian Portuguese: maniva
• ⇒ Tenharim: mandiʼyvakã
• Urubú-Kaapor: mandiʼiʼy