Where does “i xupé” come from?

i xupé (Old Tupi) comes from Old Tupi i — he, she, they, it.

Ancestry of “i xupé”, step by step

i xupé traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Tupi i

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupiihe, she, they, it

via Old Tupi supé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupisupébefore; in front of
Every word from Old Tupi i