Where does “ava guarani” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ava guarani”, step by step

ava guarani traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Paraguayan Guaraní ava

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

via Paraguayan Guaraní guarani

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