Reconstruction:Proto-Nawiki/kadʒhui-

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This Proto-Nawiki 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-Nawiki

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Etymology

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From Proto-Arawak *kasiu-.

Noun

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*kadʒhui-[1]

  1. alligator, caiman

Descendants

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  • Kaixana: koujio
  • Tariana: [Term?] (káːsiʕi)
  • Piapoko: cachuíri

References

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  1. ^ Jolkesky, Marcelo Pinho De Valhery (2016) Estudo arqueo-ecolinguístico das terras tropicais Sul-Americanas, Universidade de Brasília, Instituto de Letras, page 354