Reconstruction:Proto-Tupi-Guarani/mo-

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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

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Tupian *mo-.

    Prefix

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    *mo-[1]

    1. forms causative verbs from verbs

    Descendants

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    • Mbyá Guaraní: mbo-, mo- (before nasals)
    • Old Tupi: mo-, mbo-

    References

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    1. ^ Beatriz Carretta Corrêa da Silva (2010) Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: relações linguísticas e implicações históricas (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 412, line 241