Where does “kaûĩ'yba” come from?

kaûĩ'yba (Old Tupi) comes from Old Tupi 'ybá, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ɨˀβa — fruit.

kaûĩ'yba (Old Tupi): grapevine

Definitions

  1. grapevine

Ancestry of “kaûĩ'yba”, step by step

kaûĩ'yba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Tupi 'ybá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupi'ybáfruit
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*ɨˀβafruit

via Old Tupi kaûĩ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupikaûĩcauim
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*kawĩfermented drink
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ɨˀβa →Every word from Old Tupi 'ybá →