Where does “tupãberaba” come from?

tupãberaba (Old Tupi) comes from Old Tupi beraba, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *βeraβ, from Proto-Tupian *pʷˀerap.

tupãberaba (Old Tupi): lightning

Definitions

  1. lightning

Ancestry of “tupãberaba”, step by step

tupãberaba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Tupi beraba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupiberabashine
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*βeraβ—
3Proto-Tupian*pʷˀerap—

via Paraguayan Guaraní Tupã

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paraguayan GuaraníTupãGod; Tupã, Tupavẽ, Tenondete
Every word from Proto-Tupian *pʷˀerap →Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *βeraβ →Every word from Old Tupi beraba →