Where does “irundí-pú-yepé” come from?
irundí-pú-yepé (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-yepé (Nheengatu): twenty-one
Definitions
- twenty-one
Ancestry of “irundí-pú-yepé”, step by step
irundí-pú-yepé traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Nheengatu irundí-pú
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nheengatu | irundí-pú | twenty |
| 2 | Nheengatu | pú | hand |
| 3 | Old Tupi | pó | hand |
| 4 | Proto-Tupi-Guarani | *po | hand |
| 5 | Proto-Tupian | *po | hand |
via Nheengatu yepé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nheengatu | yepé | one |