Reconstruction:Proto-Tupi-Guarani/eirar

This Proto-Tupi-Guarani 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.

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Proto-Tupi-Guarani

Etymology

From *eir + *ar.

Noun

*eirar

1. tayra (Eira barbara)

Descendants

• Guajajára: hàirar
• Old Tupi: eîrara, irara
  • Nheengatu: irara
  • Portuguese: → irara, → papa-mel (calque)
  • ⇒? English: tayra
• Paraguayan Guaraní: eira
• Tenharim: heirar