Where does “carnaúba” come from?

carnaúba (Portuguese) comes from Old Tupi karana'yba, from Old Tupi 'ybá, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ɨˀβa — fruit.

carnaúba (Portuguese): carnauba

Definitions

  1. carnauba

Ancestry of “carnaúba”, step by step

carnaúba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Tupi karana'yba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupikarana'ybacarnauba tree
2Old Tupi'ybáfruit
3Proto-Tupi-Guarani*ɨˀβafruit

via Old Tupi karanaiwa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupikaranaiwa—

Words derived from “carnaúba”

Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ɨˀβa →Every word from Old Tupi 'ybá →Every word from Old Tupi karana'yba →