Where does “sí” come from?

sí (Nheengatu) comes from Old Tupi sy, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *t͡ʃɨ — mother.

sí (Nheengatu): mother

Definitions

  1. mother

Ancestry of “sí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupisymother
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*t͡ʃɨmother
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *t͡ʃɨ →Every word from Old Tupi sy →
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