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Guaraní
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ɨβate (“high”), from Proto-Tupian *ɨpʷa (“high”). Doublet of yvága.
Cognate with Old Tupi ybaté.
Adjective
yvate
- tall
- high
References
- ^ Beatriz Carretta Corrêa da Silva (2010) Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: relações linguísticas e implicações históricas (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 410