Reconstruction:Proto-Ta-Arawak/marikɨ

This Proto-Ta-Arawak 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-Ta-Arawak

Etymology

From Proto-Arawak *marikɨ.

Noun

*marikɨ

maize, corn

Descendants

Guajiro:
- Paraujano: mayikü (mayikɨ)
- Wayuu: maiki
Lokono-Igñeri: *marisi
- Lokono: marisi
- Igñeri-Taíno: *mahisi
  - Garifuna: awasi
  - Taíno: *mahisi, *mahis
    - → Spanish: maíz (see there for further descendants)

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