Where does “itayúa” come from?

itayúa (Nheengatu) comes from Old Tupi itaîuba, from Old Tupi îub, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *juβ — yellow.

itayúa (Nheengatu): gold

Definitions

  1. gold

Ancestry of “itayúa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupiitaîubagold
2Old Tupiîubto lie
3Proto-Tupi-Guarani*juβyellow
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *juβ →Every word from Old Tupi îub →Every word from Old Tupi itaîuba →