Where does “jasykõi” come from?

jasykõi (Paraguayan Guaraní) comes from Paraguayan Guaraní jasy, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jatʃɨ, from Proto-Tupian **watɨ — Moon.

Ancestry of “jasykõi”, step by step

jasykõi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Paraguayan Guaraní jasy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paraguayan Guaraníjasy—
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*jatʃɨMoon
3Proto-Tupian**watɨMoon

via Paraguayan Guaraní mokõi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paraguayan Guaranímokõitwo
2Proto-Tupianmokõy—
Every word from Proto-Tupian **watɨ →