Where does “pakoka'atinga” come from?

pakoka'atinga (Old Tupi) comes from Old Tupi ka'a, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kaʔa — forest.

pakoka'atinga (Old Tupi): plant of the species Costus arabicus

Definitions

  1. plant of the species Costus arabicus

Ancestry of “pakoka'atinga”, step by step

pakoka'atinga traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Tupi ka'a

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupika'aAlternative form of kaá; woods; forest; woods
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*kaʔaforest

via Old Tupi ting

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupitingwhite
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*tiŋwhite

via Old Tupi pakoba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupipakobabanana
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*pakoβa fruit or plant similar to the banana
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