Where does “awapihun” come from?

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

awapihun (Guajajára): a black man

Definitions

  1. a black man

Ancestry of “awapihun”, step by step

awapihun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Guajajára awa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Guajajáraawaman
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*aβaman

via Guajajára pihun

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