Where does “cauim” come from?

cauim (Portuguese) comes from Old Tupi kaûĩ, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kawĩ — fermented drink.

cauim (Portuguese): cauim

Definitions

  1. cauim

Ancestry of “cauim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupikaûĩcauim
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*kawĩfermented drink
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kawĩ →Every word from Old Tupi kaûĩ →