Where does “papoapy” come from?

papoapy (Paraguayan Guaraní) comes from Paraguayan Guaraní poapy, from Paraguayan Guaraní po, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *po, from Proto-Tupian *po — hand.

Ancestry of “papoapy”, step by step

papoapy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Paraguayan Guaraní poapy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paraguayan Guaranípoapy—
2Paraguayan Guaranípohand; five; to jump
3Proto-Tupi-Guarani*pohand
4Proto-Tupian*pohand

via Paraguayan Guaraní pa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paraguayan Guaranípa—
Every word from Proto-Tupian *po →Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *po →Every word from Paraguayan Guaraní po →