Where does “guata” come from?

guata (Paraguayan Guaraní) comes from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ata, from Proto-Tupian *atʲa — fire.

Ancestry of “guata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Tupi-Guarani*ata—
2Proto-Tupian*atʲafire
Every word from Proto-Tupian *atʲa →Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ata →
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