Where does “awate” come from?

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

awate (Guajajára): a good, honest man

Definitions

  1. a good, honest man

Ancestry of “awate”, step by step

awate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Guajajára awa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Guajajáraawaman
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*aβaman

via Guajajára ete

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