Where does “aï” come from?

aï (French) comes from Old Tupi a'y, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *aʔɨ — sloth.

aï (French): ai

Definitions

  1. ai

Ancestry of “aï”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupia'ybrown-throated sloth
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*aʔɨsloth
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *aʔɨ →Every word from Old Tupi a'y →