Where does “puká” come from?

puká (Nheengatu) comes from Old Tupi puká, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *puka.

puká (Nheengatu): to laugh

Definitions

  1. to laugh

Ancestry of “puká”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupipukáto laugh
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*puka—
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *puka →Every word from Old Tupi puká →