Where does “Abaíra” come from?

Abaíra (English) comes from Portuguese Abaíra, from Old Tupi abá, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *aβa — man.

Ancestry of “Abaíra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseAbaíra—
2Old Tupiabáman, especially a Brazilian male Indian; person;...
3Proto-Tupi-Guarani*aβaman
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