Where does “Paranawasú” come from?

Paranawasú (Nheengatu) comes from Old Tupi paranãgûasu, from Old Tupi -gûasu, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-wat͡ʃu — augmentative suffix.

Paranawasú (Nheengatu): the main river in a drainage basin

Definitions

  1. the main river in a drainage basin

Ancestry of “Paranawasú”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupiparanãgûasuocean
2Old Tupi-gûasucombining form of gûasu; big
3Proto-Tupi-Guarani*-wat͡ʃuaugmentative suffix
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-wat͡ʃu →Every word from Old Tupi -gûasu →Every word from Old Tupi paranãgûasu →