Where does “pyxuna” come from?

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

pyxuna (Old Tupi): black

Definitions

  1. black

Ancestry of “pyxuna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupipyxunblack
2Old Tupiputundark
3Proto-Tupi-Guarani*pɨtunnight
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pɨtun →Every word from Old Tupi putun →Every word from Old Tupi pyxun →