Reconstruction:Proto-Tupian/amõj

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Reconstruction:Proto-Tupian/amõj

This Proto-Tupian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Tupian

Noun

*amõj[1]

1. grandfather

Descendants

• Tupi–Guarani: *-amõj
  • Paraguayan Guaraní: tamõi
  • Eastern Bolivian Guaraní: tamɨi
  • Old Tupi: tamuîa
• Awetí: amũj
• Sateré-Mawé: amũ (“uncle”)
• Xipaya: amɨj
• Karitiâna: omɨj
• Suruí: amõ, -móɨá (“grandmother”)

References

1. Kamaiurá, Warý (2012) Awetï e Tupí–Guaraní, relações genéticas e contato linguístico‎ (in Portuguese), page 35