Where does “jasypo” come from?

jasypo (Paraguayan Guaraní) comes from Paraguayan Guaraní po, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *po, from Proto-Tupian *po — hand.

Ancestry of “jasypo”, step by step

jasypo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Paraguayan Guaraní po

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paraguayan Guaranípohand; five; to jump
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*pohand
3Proto-Tupian*pohand

via Paraguayan Guaraní jasy

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