Where does “uka” come from?

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

uka (Nheengatu): house

Definitions

  1. house

Ancestry of “uka”, step by step

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