Where does “itaîuba” come from?

itaîuba (Old Tupi) comes from Old Tupi îub, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *juβ — yellow.

itaîuba (Old Tupi): gold

Definitions

  1. gold

Ancestry of “itaîuba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupiîubto lie
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*juβyellow

Words derived from “itaîuba

Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *juβ