Where does “poapyha” come from?

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

Ancestry of “poapyha”, step by step

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