Where does “yakarewasú” come from?

yakarewasú (Nheengatu) comes from Nheengatu -wasú, from Old Tupi -gûasu, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-wat͡ʃu — augmentative suffix.

yakarewasú (Nheengatu): black caiman (Melanosuchus niger)

Definitions

  1. black caiman (Melanosuchus niger)

Ancestry of “yakarewasú”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Nheengatu-wasúbig
2Old Tupi-gûasucombining form of gûasu; big
3Proto-Tupi-Guarani*-wat͡ʃuaugmentative suffix
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-wat͡ʃu →Every word from Old Tupi -gûasu →Every word from Nheengatu -wasú →