Where does “amuangawa” come from?

amuangawa (Nheengatu) comes from Irish amú, from Old Irish i mmudu, from Old Irish madae — vain, ineffectual.

amuangawa (Nheengatu): godsister of a woman

Definitions

  1. godsister of a woman

Ancestry of “amuangawa”, step by step

amuangawa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish amú

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishamúwasted, in vain; astray
2Old Irishi mmudu—
3Old Irishmadaevain, ineffectual

via Nheengatu angawa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Nheengatuangawaimage
2Old Tupia'angaba—
Every word from Old Irish madae →Every word from Old Irish i mmudu →Every word from Irish amú →