Where does “awanem” come from?

awanem (Guajajára) comes from Guajajára awa, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *aβa — man.

awanem (Guajajára): an unlucky man; a stinky man

Definitions

  1. an unlucky man; a stinky man

Ancestry of “awanem”, step by step

awanem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Guajajára awa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Guajajáraawaman
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*aβaman

via Guajajára nem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Guajajáranemrotten
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *aβa →Every word from Guajajára awa →