Where does “itaîutinga” come from?

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

itaîutinga (Old Tupi): silver

Definitions

  1. silver

Ancestry of “itaîutinga”, step by step

itaîutinga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Tupi itaîuba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupiitaîubagold
2Old Tupiîubto lie
3Proto-Tupi-Guarani*juβyellow

via Old Tupi ting

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupitingwhite
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*tiŋwhite
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *juβ
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