Where does “jabuticabeira” come from?
jabuticabeira (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese jabuticaba, from Old Tupi îabutikaba, from Old Tupi kaba, from Serbo-Croatian oba-, from Old Tupi îub, from Old Tupi -a, from Old Tupi pó, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *po — hand.
jabuticabeira (Portuguese): jaboticaba tree (Plinia cauliflora)
Definitions
- jaboticaba tree (Plinia cauliflora)
Ancestry of “jabuticabeira”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | jabuticaba | jaboticaba fruit of the jaboticaba tree |
| 2 | Old Tupi | îabutikaba | jaboticaba (Myrciaria cauliflora) |
| 3 | Old Tupi | kaba | wasp |
| 4 | Serbo-Croatian | oba- | — |
| 5 | Old Tupi | îub | to lie |
| 6 | Old Tupi | -a | forms nouns from a word's stem |
| 7 | Old Tupi | pó | hand |
| 8 | Proto-Tupi-Guarani | *po | hand |
| 9 | Proto-Tupian | *po | hand |