Where does “gûyrasapukaîusu” come from?
gûyrasapukaîusu (Old Tupi) comes from Old Tupi gûyrasapukaîa, from Old Tupi -a, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-aβ — instrumentalizer suffix.
gûyrasapukaîusu (Old Tupi): turkey any bird in the genus
Definitions
- turkey any bird in the genus
Ancestry of “gûyrasapukaîusu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Tupi | gûyrasapukaîa | rooster; hen (Gallus gallus domesticus) |
| 2 | Old Tupi | -a | forms nouns from a word's stem |
| 3 | Proto-Tupi-Guarani | *-aβ | instrumentalizer suffix |