Reconstruction:Old Tupi/kupu'y

This Old Tupi entry contains original research. The reconstruction in this entry is based on published research, but the specific form presented here is not found in prior works.

This Old Tupi 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.

Old Tupi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ku.puˈʔɨ]
• Rhymes: -ɨ
• Hyphenation: ku‧pu‧'y

Noun

*kupu'y (unpossessable)

1. (North Tupi) plant of the species Theobroma subincanum

Derived terms

• kupu'y'aîuba
• kupu'yûasu

 

Descendants

• Nheengatu: kupuí, kupuaí (obsolete)
  • → Brazilian Portuguese: cupuí