Reconstruction:Proto-Tupi-Guarani/kapiʔiβar

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

*kapiʔiβar

1. capybara

Descendants

• Avá-Canoeiro: kapiɤwaɤ-a
• Classical Guaraní:
  • Mbyá Guaraní: kapi'yva
  • Paraguayan Guaraní: kapi'yva
• Cocama: kapiwara
• Emerillon: kapiware
• Tenharim: tapiβar
• Old Tupi: kapi'iûara, kapi'ibara, kapibara, kapi'igûara (see there for further descendants)
  • Nheengatu: kapiwara
• Urubú-Kaapor: kapiʔiwar
• Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau: tapiβar-a
• Xetá: kapi.waj