Where does “mitãkuña” come from?

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

mitãkuña (Paraguayan Guaraní): Girl, girlchild

Definitions

  1. Girl, girlchild

Ancestry of “mitãkuña”, step by step

mitãkuña traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Paraguayan Guaraní kuña

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

via Paraguayan Guaraní mitã

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