Where does “pindá-yba” come from?
pindá-yba (Old Tupi) comes from Old Tupi pindá — fishhook.
pindá-yba (Old Tupi): a kind of plant whose stems were used as fishing...
Definitions
- a kind of plant whose stems were used as fishing...
Ancestry of “pindá-yba”, step by step
pindá-yba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Tupi pindá
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Tupi | pindá | fishhook |
via Old Tupi yba
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Tupi | yba | plant, tree |