Where does “tujukua” come from?

tujukua (Paraguayan Guaraní) comes from Paraguayan Guaraní kuã, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pwã — finger.

Ancestry of “tujukua”, step by step

tujukua traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Paraguayan Guaraní kuã

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paraguayan Guaraníkuã
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*pwãfinger

via Paraguayan Guaraní tuju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paraguayan Guaranítuju
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pwãEvery word from Paraguayan Guaraní kuã
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