Where does “amana 'ara” come from?
amana 'ara (Old Tupi) comes from Proto-Polynesian 'ara, from Old Tupi -a, from Old Tupi pó, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *po, from Proto-Tupian *po — hand.
amana 'ara (Old Tupi): rainy season
Definitions
- rainy season
Ancestry of “amana 'ara”, step by step
amana 'ara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Polynesian 'ara
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Polynesian | 'ara | — |
| 2 | Old Tupi | -a | forms nouns from a word's stem |
| 3 | Old Tupi | pó | hand |
| 4 | Proto-Tupi-Guarani | *po | hand |
| 5 | Proto-Tupian | *po | hand |
via Old Tupi amana
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Tupi | amana | rain |