Where does “pyxun” come from?

pyxun (Old Tupi) comes from Old Tupi putun, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pɨtun — night.

pyxun (Old Tupi): black

Definitions

  1. black

Ancestry of “pyxun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupiputundark
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*pɨtunnight

Words derived from “pyxun

Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pɨtunEvery word from Old Tupi putun