Where does “y'u” come from?

y'u (Paraguayan Guaraní) comes from Paraguayan Guaraní 'u, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔu — to eat.

Ancestry of “y'u”, step by step

y'u traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Paraguayan Guaraní 'u

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paraguayan Guaraní'u
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*ʔuto eat

via Paraguayan Guaraní y

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paraguayan Guaraníy
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔuEvery word from Paraguayan Guaraní 'u
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