Where does “moún” come from?

moún (Old Tupi) comes from Old Tupi un, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *un.

moún (Old Tupi): to dye black; to blacken

Definitions

  1. to dye black; to blacken

Ancestry of “moún”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupiunblack
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*un

Words derived from “moún

Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *unEvery word from Old Tupi un