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Where does “carnaúba” come from?

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

carnaúba (Portuguese): carnauba

Definitions

  1. carnauba

Ancestry of “carnaúba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupikarana'yba—
2Old Tupi'ybá—
3Proto-Tupi-Guarani*ɨˀβa—

Words derived from “carnaúba”

  • carnauba
  • carnaúba
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