Where does “'Ykatu” come from?

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

Ancestry of “'Ykatu”, step by step

'Ykatu 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 katu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupikatugood; well
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*katugood
Every word from Old Chinese 一 →Every word from Proto-Hmong-Mien ʔɨ →Every word from Old Tupi 'y →
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