Where does “carnauba” come from?

carnauba (English) comes from Portuguese carnaúba, from Old Tupi karana'yba, from Old Tupi 'ybá, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ɨˀβa — fruit.

carnauba (English): A Brazilian palm tree having waxy, fan-shaped...

Definitions

  1. A Brazilian palm tree having waxy, fan-shaped...

Ancestry of “carnauba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecarnaúbacarnauba
2Old Tupikarana'ybacarnauba tree
3Old Tupi'ybáfruit
4Proto-Tupi-Guarani*ɨˀβafruit
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ɨˀβa →Every word from Old Tupi 'ybá →Every word from Old Tupi karana'yba →