Where does “kiwirangawa” come from?

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

kiwirangawa (Nheengatu): godbrother of a woman

Definitions

  1. godbrother of a woman

Ancestry of “kiwirangawa”, step by step

kiwirangawa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Nheengatu angawa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Nheengatuangawaimage
2Old Tupia'angaba—

via Nheengatu kiwira

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Nheengatukiwirabrother of a woman
2Old Tupikybyrabrother of a woman
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