Reconstruction:Proto-Arawak/marikɨ

This Proto-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-Arawak

Noun

*marikɨ^[1]

maize, corn

Descendants

Palikur: majki
Kampa:
- Asháninka: xinki (ʃinki)
Proto-Ta-Arawak: *marikɨ
- 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)
Paresí-Waurá:
- Wauja: majki
Wapixaná-Baré:
- Wapishana: [Term?] (maʐikʰi~maʒikʰi)

References

^ Jolkesky, Marcelo Pinho De Valhery (2016) Estudo arqueo-ecolinguístico das terras tropicais Sul-Americanas, Universidade de Brasília, Instituto de Letras, page 316

[Jolkesky357-1] Jolkesky, Marcelo Pinho De Valhery (2016) Estudo arqueo-ecolinguístico das terras tropicais Sul-Americanas, Universidade de Brasília, Instituto de Letras, page 316

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