Reconstruction:Proto-Tupi-Guarani/murukuja

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

*murukuja

1. passionflower
2. passion fruit

Descendants

• Chiripá: mburuku
• Guajajára: murukuza
• Guarayu: murukuya
• Mbyá Guaraní: mbarakuja
• Old Tupi: murukuîá, marakuîá
  • Nheengatu: murukuyá
  • → Portuguese: maracujá (see there for further descendants)
• Paraguayan Guaraní: mburukuja