Where does “copaiba” come from?
copaiba (English) comes from Old Tupi kopa'yba, from Old Tupi -a, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-aβ.
copaiba (English): Any of several South American trees of the genus...
Definitions
- Any of several South American trees of the genus...
Ancestry of “copaiba”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Tupi | kopa'yba | — |
| 2 | Old Tupi | -a | — |
| 3 | Proto-Tupi-Guarani | *-aβ | — |