Where does “thewe” come from?

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

Ancestry of “thewe”, step by step

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