Where does “Îabebyry” come from?

Îabebyry (Old Tupi) comes from Old Tupi 'y, from Proto-Hmong-Mien ʔɨ, from Old Chinese 一.

Ancestry of “Îabebyry”, step by step

Îabebyry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Tupi 'y

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupi'ywater
2Proto-Hmong-Mienʔɨone
3Old Chinese一—

via Old Tupi îabebyra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupiîabebyraray
Every word from Old Chinese 一 →Every word from Proto-Hmong-Mien ʔɨ →Every word from Old Tupi 'y →