Where does “sûasuapara” come from?

sûasuapara (Old Tupi) comes from Old Tupi apar, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *apar.

sûasuapara (Old Tupi): a species of South American deer with big antlers

Definitions

  1. a species of South American deer with big antlers

Ancestry of “sûasuapara”, step by step

sûasuapara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Tupi apar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupiaparbent; crooked
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*apar—

via Old Tupi sûasu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupisûasudeer
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*t͡ʃɨ-wat͡ʃudeer
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *apar →Every word from Old Tupi apar →