Where does “pindaíba” come from?

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

pindaíba (Portuguese): scarcity of money, especially a temporary poverty

Definitions

  1. scarcity of money, especially a temporary poverty

Ancestry of “pindaíba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupipinda'ybatree of the species Duguetia lanceolata
2Old Tupi'ybáfruit
3Proto-Tupi-Guarani*ɨˀβafruit
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ɨˀβa →Every word from Old Tupi 'ybá →Every word from Old Tupi pinda'yba →