Where does “kuñakarai” come from?

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

kuñakarai (Paraguayan Guaraní): lady, mistress

Definitions

  1. lady, mistress

Ancestry of “kuñakarai”, step by step

kuñakarai traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Paraguayan Guaraní kuña

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

via Paraguayan Guaraní karai

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