Where does “pitanga” come from?

pitanga (Portuguese) comes from Old Tupi pytanga, from Old Tupi pytang, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pɨtaŋ — red.

pitanga (Portuguese): Surinam cherry

Definitions

  1. Surinam cherry

Ancestry of “pitanga”, step by step

pitanga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Tupi pytanga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupipytangatint
2Old Tupipytangpastelly
3Proto-Tupi-Guarani*pɨtaŋred

via Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pitaŋa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Tupi-Guarani*pitaŋa—

Words derived from “pitanga”

Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pɨtaŋ →Every word from Old Tupi pytang →Every word from Old Tupi pytanga →