Where does “poha” come from?

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

Ancestry of “poha”, step by step

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