Where does “Iperu'y” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Iperu'y”, step by step

Iperu'y 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 yperu

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