Where does “kunhã'yba” come from?

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

kunhã'yba (Old Tupi): girlfriend

Definitions

  1. girlfriend

Ancestry of “kunhã'yba”, step by step

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

via Old Tupi 'ybá

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

via Old Tupi kunhã

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupikunhãwoman, especially an indigenous woman from the Americas
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ɨˀβa →Every word from Old Tupi 'ybá →