Where does “'ygapó” come from?

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

'ygapó (Old Tupi): igapó

Definitions

  1. igapó

Ancestry of “'ygapó”, step by step

'ygapó 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 apó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupiapóroot part of a plant that anchors and supports the plant body
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*tapo—
Every word from Old Chinese 一 →Every word from Proto-Hmong-Mien ʔɨ →Every word from Old Tupi 'y →