Where does “Kariîooka” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Kariîooka”, step by step

Kariîooka 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 kariîó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupikariîóan indigenous people that lived in South Brazil

Words derived from “Kariîooka”

Every word from Proto-Tupian ekʷ →Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani ok →Every word from Old Tupi oka →