Where does “kaá” come from?

kaá (Old Tupi) comes from Old Tupi ka'a, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kaʔa — forest.

kaá (Old Tupi): woods; branch; herb, leaf or foliage

Definitions

  1. woods; branch; herb, leaf or foliage

Ancestry of “kaá”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupika'aAlternative form of kaá; woods; forest; woods
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*kaʔaforest
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kaʔa →Every word from Old Tupi ka'a →