Where does “abanheenga” come from?

abanheenga (Portuguese) comes from Paraguayan Guaraní avañe'ẽ, from Paraguayan Guaraní ava, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *aβa — man.

abanheenga (Portuguese): Old Tupi

Definitions

  1. Old Tupi

Ancestry of “abanheenga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paraguayan Guaraníavañe'ẽGuaraní
2Paraguayan Guaraníavapeople
3Proto-Tupi-Guarani*aβaman
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *aβa →Every word from Paraguayan Guaraní ava →Every word from Paraguayan Guaraní avañe'ẽ →