Where does “kuña paje” come from?

kuña paje (Paraguayan Guaraní) comes from Paraguayan Guaraní kuña, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kujã — woman.

Ancestry of “kuña paje”, step by step

kuña paje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Paraguayan Guaraní kuña

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paraguayan Guaraníkuña—
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*kujãwoman

via Paraguayan Guaraní paje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paraguayan Guaranípaje—
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kujã →Every word from Paraguayan Guaraní kuña →