Where does “irundí-pú-musapiri” come from?

irundí-pú-musapiri (Nheengatu) comes from Nheengatu irundí-pú, from Nheengatu pú, from Old Tupi pó, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *po, from Proto-Tupian *po — hand.

irundí-pú-musapiri (Nheengatu): twenty-three

Definitions

  1. twenty-three

Ancestry of “irundí-pú-musapiri”, step by step

irundí-pú-musapiri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Nheengatu irundí-pú

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Nheengatuirundí-pútwenty
2Nheengatupúhand
3Old Tupipóhand
4Proto-Tupi-Guarani*pohand
5Proto-Tupian*pohand

via Nheengatu musapiri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Nheengatumusapirithree
2Old Tupimosapyrthree
Every word from Proto-Tupian *po →
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