Where does “pirasema” come from?

pirasema (Old Tupi) comes from Swahili -sema, from Old Tupi sem, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *t͡ʃem — to leave; to exit.

pirasema (Old Tupi): the period of the year when fish migrate upriver to reproduce

Definitions

  1. the period of the year when fish migrate upriver to reproduce

Ancestry of “pirasema”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahili-sema
2Old Tupisemto exit; to leave; to get out
3Proto-Tupi-Guarani*t͡ʃemto leave; to exit

Words derived from “pirasema

Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *t͡ʃemEvery word from Swahili -semaEvery word from Old Tupi sem