Where does “mupuranga” come from?

mupuranga (Nheengatu) comes from Old Tupi moporanga, from Old Tupi moporang, from Old Tupi mo-, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *mo- — forms.

mupuranga (Nheengatu): to beautify (make beautiful)

Definitions

  1. to beautify (make beautiful)

Ancestry of “mupuranga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupimoporanga—
2Old Tupimoporangto beautify
3Old Tupimo-forms
4Proto-Tupi-Guarani*mo-forms
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *mo- →Every word from Old Tupi mo- →Every word from Old Tupi moporang →