Where does “karana'yba” come from?

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

karana'yba (Old Tupi): carnauba tree

Definitions

  1. carnauba tree

Ancestry of “karana'yba”, step by step

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

via Old Tupi 'ybá

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

via Old Tupi karaná

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupikaraná—

Words derived from “karana'yba”

Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ɨˀβa →Every word from Old Tupi 'ybá →