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Where does “kupu'yûasu” come from?

kupu'yûasu (Old Tupi) comes from Old Tupi -gûasu, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-wat͡ʃu.

kupu'yûasu (Old Tupi): Copoasu, a tropical fruit tree native to South...

Definitions

  1. Copoasu, a tropical fruit tree native to South...

Ancestry of “kupu'yûasu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupi-gûasucombining form of gûasu; big
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*-wat͡ʃu—

Words derived from “kupu'yûasu”

  • cupuaçu
  • cupuaçuzeiro
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-wat͡ʃu →