Where does “musapiri-pú” come from?

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

musapiri-pú (Nheengatu): fifteen

Definitions

  1. fifteen

Ancestry of “musapiri-pú”, step by step

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

via Nheengatu pú

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

via Nheengatu musapiri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Nheengatumusapirithree
2Old Tupimosapyrthree

Words derived from “musapiri-pú”

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