Where does “thew” come from?

thew (Tapayúna) comes from Proto-Northern Jê *tep, from Proto-Cerrado *tep.

Ancestry of “thew”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Northern Jê*tep
2Proto-Cerrado*tep
Every word from Proto-Cerrado *tepEvery word from Proto-Northern Jê *tep