Where does “ayerangawa” come from?

ayerangawa (Nheengatu) comes from Nheengatu angawa, from Old Tupi a'angaba.

ayerangawa (Nheengatu): goddaughter of a man

Definitions

  1. goddaughter of a man

Ancestry of “ayerangawa”, step by step

ayerangawa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Nheengatu angawa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Nheengatuangawaimage
2Old Tupia'angaba—

via Nheengatu ayera

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Nheengatuayeradaughter in relation to the father
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