Where does “Itaomirĩ” come from?

Itaomirĩ (Old Tupi) comes from Old Tupi oka, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani ok, from Proto-Tupian ekʷ — house.

Ancestry of “Itaomirĩ”, step by step

Itaomirĩ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Tupi oka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupiokatypical Brazilian indigenous housing; any house
2Proto-Tupi-Guaraniokhouse
3Proto-Tupianekʷhouse

via Old Tupi mirĩ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupimirĩlittle
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*mirĩsmall
Every word from Proto-Tupian ekʷ →Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani ok →Every word from Old Tupi oka →