Where does “kuã'i” come from?

kuã'i (Paraguayan Guaraní) comes from Paraguayan Guaraní kuã, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pwã — finger.

Ancestry of “kuã'i”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paraguayan Guaraníkuã
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*pwãfinger
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pwãEvery word from Paraguayan Guaraní kuã