English
Paraíba
Paraíba comes from Old Tupi pa'ra a'íba ‘bad for navigation’.
- Old Tupimodernpa'ra a'íba‘bad for navigation’
- Portuguesec. 1500–presentParaíba
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Tupimodernpa'ra a'íba‘bad for navigation’
- Portuguesec. 1500–presentParaíba
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Old Tupi pa'ra a'íba
Today it means
name A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: João Pessoa.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Tupi pa'ra a'íba / Paraíba