Where does “nhe'engatu” come from?

nhe'engatu (Old Tupi) comes from Old Tupi katu, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *katu — good.

nhe'engatu (Old Tupi): to know a language

Definitions

  1. to know a language

Ancestry of “nhe'engatu”, step by step

nhe'engatu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Tupi katu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupikatugood; well
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*katugood

via Old Tupi nhe'eng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupinhe'engto speak; to talk
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*jeʔeŋto speak
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *katu →Every word from Old Tupi katu →