Where does “pajé” come from?

pajé (Portuguese) comes from Old Tupi paîé, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *paje — shaman.

pajé (Portuguese): a type of shaman in some indigenous cultures in Brazil

Definitions

  1. a type of shaman in some indigenous cultures in Brazil

Ancestry of “pajé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupipaîéshaman; witch doctor
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*pajeshaman

Words derived from “pajé”

Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *paje →Every word from Old Tupi paîé →