Reconstruction:Proto-Tupi-Guarani/pirãj

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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 *pira (“fish”) +‎ *tãj (“tooth”).

Noun

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*pirãj[1]

  1. piranha

Descendants

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  • Eastern Bolivian Guaraní: pirãi
  • Old Tupi: pirãîa, piranha (see there for further descendants)
  • Paraguayan Guaraní: pirãi
  • Tembé: piraj

References

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  1. ^ Antônio Augusto Souza Mello (2000 March 17) “Reconstruções Lexicais e Cognatos” (chapter III), in Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC, page 188, line 485
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