Reconstruction:Proto-Tupi-Guarani/juniʔa

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.

Proto-Tupi-Guarani

Noun

*juniʔa

1. catfish

Descendants

• Guajajára: zene'a
• Guarayu: nduya
• Mbyá Guaraní: nhuji'a
• Old Tupi: îundi'a, nhandi'a
  • Nheengatu: yandiá
  • → Brazilian Portuguese: jundiá, jandiá, nhandiá
    • → Hunsrik: Schundiaa
• Paraguayan Guaraní: jurundi'a
• Tenharim: nhandi'a
• Urubú-Kaapor: jandi'a