Where does “yvykua” come from?

yvykua (Paraguayan Guaraní) comes from Paraguayan Guaraní yvy, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ɨβɨ — earth; soil.

Ancestry of “yvykua”, step by step

yvykua traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Paraguayan Guaraní yvy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paraguayan Guaraníyvy—
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*ɨβɨearth; soil

via Paraguayan Guaraní kuã

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paraguayan Guaraníkuã—
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*pwãfinger
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ɨβɨ →Every word from Paraguayan Guaraní yvy →