Where does “ñandeva” come from?

ñandeva (Paraguayan Guaraní) comes from Paraguayan Guaraní ava, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *aβa — man.

Ancestry of “ñandeva”, step by step

ñandeva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Paraguayan Guaraní ava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paraguayan Guaraníavapeople
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*aβaman

via Paraguayan Guaraní ñande

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paraguayan Guaraníñande—
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *aβa →Every word from Paraguayan Guaraní ava →