Reconstruction:Taíno/ka-

This Taíno 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.
This Taíno 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.

Taíno

Etymology 1

From Proto-Arawak. Cognate with Lokono ko-.[1]

Prefix

*ka-

  1. top, north(ern)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Arawak.

Prefix

*ka-[2]

  1. junction, meeting place

Etymology 3

From Proto-Arawak *kV-. Cognate with Lokono ka-, Garifuna ka-.[3]

Prefix

*ka-

  1. the (attributive prefix)

Etymology 4

From Proto-Arawak.

Prefix

*ka-

  1. verb-designator

References

  1. ^ Granberry, Julian; Vescelius, Gary (2004), Languages of the Pre-Columbian Antilles, Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, →ISBN, page 82
  2. ^ Granberry, Julian; Vescelius, Gary (2004), Languages of the Pre-Columbian Antilles, Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, →ISBN, page 123
  3. ^ Granberry, Julian; Vescelius, Gary (2004), Languages of the Pre-Columbian Antilles, Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, →ISBN, page 124
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