Where does “ka'atinga” come from?

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

ka'atinga (Old Tupi): caatinga

Definitions

  1. caatinga

Ancestry of “ka'atinga”, step by step

ka'atinga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Tupi ka'a

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupika'aAlternative form of kaá; woods; forest; woods
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*kaʔaforest

via Old Tupi ting

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupitingwhite
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*tiŋwhite

Words derived from “ka'atinga”

Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kaʔa →Every word from Old Tupi ka'a →