Where does “piracema” come from?

piracema (Portuguese) comes from Old Tupi pirasema, from Swahili -sema, from Old Tupi sem, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *t͡ʃem — to leave; to exit.

piracema (Portuguese): the period of the year when fish migrate upriver to reproduce

Definitions

  1. the period of the year when fish migrate upriver to reproduce

Ancestry of “piracema”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupipirasemathe period of the year when fish migrate upriver to reproduce
2Swahili-sema—
3Old Tupisemto exit; to leave; to get out
4Proto-Tupi-Guarani*t͡ʃemto leave; to exit
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *t͡ʃem →Every word from Swahili -sema →Every word from Old Tupi sem →