Where does “kuãmbyte” come from?

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

Ancestry of “kuãmbyte”, step by step

kuãmbyte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Paraguayan Guaraní kuã

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paraguayan Guaraníkuã—
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*pwãfinger

via Paraguayan Guaraní mbyte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paraguayan Guaranímbyte—
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pwã →Every word from Paraguayan Guaraní kuã →