Where does “ata” come from?

ata (Nheengatu) comes from Old Tupi atá, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ata, from Proto-Tupian *atʲa — fire.

ata (Nheengatu): fire

Definitions

  1. fire

Ancestry of “ata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupiatáfire
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*ata—
3Proto-Tupian*atʲafire
Every word from Proto-Tupian *atʲa →Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ata →Every word from Old Tupi atá →