Where does “'ybapytanga” come from?

'ybapytanga (Old Tupi) comes from Old Tupi 'ybá, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ɨˀβa — fruit.

'ybapytanga (Old Tupi): Suriname cherry tree (Eugenia uniflora)

Definitions

  1. Suriname cherry tree (Eugenia uniflora)

Ancestry of “'ybapytanga”, step by step

'ybapytanga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Tupi 'ybá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupi'ybáfruit
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*ɨˀβafruit

via Old Tupi pytang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupipytangpastelly
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*pɨtaŋred
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ɨˀβa →Every word from Old Tupi 'ybá →
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