Where does “pororoca” come from?
pororoca (English) comes from Old Tupi pororoka, from Old Tupi -a, from Old Tupi pó, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *po, from Proto-Tupian *po.
pororoca (English): A tidal flood especially at the mouth of the...
Definitions
- A tidal flood especially at the mouth of the...
Ancestry of “pororoca”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Tupi | pororoka | — |
| 2 | Old Tupi | -a | — |
| 3 | Old Tupi | pó | hand |
| 4 | Proto-Tupi-Guarani | *po | — |
| 5 | Proto-Tupian | *po | — |