Where does “tupãoka” come from?

tupãoka (Old Tupi) comes from Old Tupi oka, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani ok, from Proto-Tupian ekʷ — house.

tupãoka (Old Tupi): house of worship

Definitions

  1. house of worship

Ancestry of “tupãoka”, step by step

tupãoka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Tupi oka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupiokatypical Brazilian indigenous housing; any house
2Proto-Tupi-Guaraniokhouse
3Proto-Tupianekʷhouse

via Paraguayan Guaraní Tupã

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paraguayan GuaraníTupãGod; Tupã, Tupavẽ, Tenondete

Words derived from “tupãoka

Every word from Proto-Tupian ekʷEvery word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani okEvery word from Old Tupi oka