Where does “tupauku” come from?

tupauku (Nheengatu) comes from Old Tupi tupãoka, from Old Tupi oka, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani ok, from Proto-Tupian ekʷ — house.

tupauku (Nheengatu): church; chapel

Definitions

  1. church; chapel

Ancestry of “tupauku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupitupãokahouse of worship
2Old Tupiokatypical Brazilian indigenous housing; any house
3Proto-Tupi-Guaraniokhouse
4Proto-Tupianekʷhouse
Every word from Proto-Tupian ekʷ →Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani ok →Every word from Old Tupi oka →
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