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Where does “-a” come from?

-a (Old Tupi) comes from Old Tupi pó, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *po, from Proto-Tupian *po.

Ancestry of “-a”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupipóhand
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*po—
3Proto-Tupian*po—

Words derived from “-a”

  • Piranga
  • tinga
  • piranga
Every word from Proto-Tupian *po →