Etymograph

English

guayaba

Guayaba comes from Spanish guayaba ‘guava (fruit)’, and goes back to Taíno *wayaba.

  1. Taínomodern*wayaba‘guava’reconstructed
  2. Spanishc. 1500–presentguayaba‘guava (fruit)’
  3. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Taínomodern*wayaba‘guava’reconstructed
  2. Spanishc. 1500–presentguayaba‘guava (fruit)’
  3. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Spanish guayaba ‘guava (fruit)’

pog, guava, 3 more

Today it means

noun The guava (tree or fruit).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Taíno *wayaba / guayaba

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