Reconstruction:Proto-Tupi-Guarani/kuruβ

This Proto-Tupi-Guarani 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 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

*kuruβ

1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
   1. rash
   2. scabies

Descendants

• Guajajára: kuru(?)
• Guarayu: kuru
• Old Tupi: kuruba
  • Nheengatu: kuruba
  • → Brazilian Portuguese: curuba
• Tenharim: -kuruv
• Urubú-Kaapor: kuru