Where does “*jamby” come from?

*jamby (Proto-Northern Jê) comes from Proto-Northern Jê *mby, from Proto-Cerrado *mbyn, from Proto-Jê *mbyn.

Ancestry of “*jamby”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Northern Jê*mby—
2Proto-Cerrado*mbyn—
3Proto-Jê*mbyn—

Words derived from “*jamby”

Every word from Proto-Jê *mbyn →Every word from Proto-Cerrado *mbyn →Every word from Proto-Northern Jê *mby →