Where does “tapuia” come from?

tapuia (Portuguese) comes from Old Tupi tapuîa, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tapiɨj.

tapuia (Portuguese): non-Tupi indigenous

Definitions

  1. non-Tupi indigenous

Ancestry of “tapuia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupitapuîaa non-Tupi Native American
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*tapiɨj—
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tapiɨj →Every word from Old Tupi tapuîa →