Paranãpîakaba

Old Tupi Etymology tpw :af<lit:place from where the sea is seen> paranã<t:sea> epîak<t:to see> -sab<alt:-ab><pos:circumstantial suffix> -a<pos:nominal suffix> + Pronunciation tpw aβa Proper noun tpw proper noun tpw a system of <<mountain range>>s, equivalent to modern-day Serra do Mar, <<s/Espírito Santo>>, <<s/Rio de Janeiro>>, <<s/São Paulo>>, <<s/Paraná>>, and <<s/Santa Catarina>>, <<c/Brazil>> 4 7 4 1212 58–61 w:Antonie Knivet tpw 1 After wee had gone on our iourney three dayes, we came to the bottom of a great Mountaine, called by the Indians, Paranapeacano, that is in our language, The ſight of the Sea; this Mountaine is ſo high, that wee were three dayes going vp, and three dayes alſo going downe. pt tpw 1 1610 Jácome Monteiro Relação da Província do Brasil, 1610 [Capitania de S. Paulo ou Piratininga] https://archive.org/details/relacao_da_provincia Do mar a esta Vila haverá como 18 ou 20 léguas, a primeira das quais é por uma serra tanto a pique quanto o eu não sei escrever, e se não foram as raízes das árvores que servem de degraus aos caminhantes, não se puderam andar. Chama-se esta serra Paranàpiacabá, lugar donde se vê o mar; porque do alto dela se descobrem infinitos esteiros, talhados todos por entre mangues mui verdes, que são umas árvores que nelas nascem, multiplicam como silvas, os quais fazem uma vista mui aprazível e que mais parece artificial que natural. From the sea to this village there will be about 18 or 20 leagues, the first of which is by a mountain range as steep as I do not know how to write, and if it were not for the roots of the trees that serve as steps to the walkers, it could not be traversed. This mountain range is called “Paranãpîakaba”, place from where the sea is seen; because from the top of it countless inlets are discovered, all cut through very green mangroves, which are trees that grow there, multiplying like brambles, which make for a very pleasant view and which seems more artificial than natural. w:pt:Serafim Leite História da Companhia de Jesus no Brasil VIII Rio de Janeiro Instituto Nacional do Livro 1949 396 https://archive.org/details/relacao_da_provincia/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater es tpw 1 1639 w:Antonio Ruiz de Montoya Conquista espiritual hecha por los religiosos de la Compañia de Iesus, en las prouincias del Paraguay, Parana, Vruguay y Tape De la inuaſion hoſtil que los vezinos de la villa de ſan Pablo hizieron a eſtas reducciones XXXV https://archive.org/details/A1100623 45v https://archive.org/details/A1100623/page/n97/mode/1up?view=theater LA Villa de ſan Pablo eſtâ fundada al Sur, lugar el mas metido la tierra a dentro de toda aquella coſta, diſta del mar diez y ſeis leguas, eſtà fortificada con vna altiſsima ſierra que llaman Paranà Piacaba, que quiere dezir lugar de donde ſe vè el mar: es tan empinada aquella ſie rra, que quatro hombres empediran el paſſo a grande exercitos. The village of São Paulo is founded to the South, the place most thrust into the land within of all that coast, it is sixteen leagues distant from the sea, it is fortified with a very high mountain range which they call “Paranãpîakaba”, which means place from where the sea is seen: that mountain range is so steep, that four men would impede the passage to great armies. Descendants pt Paranapiacaba 1