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Reconstruction:Taíno/borīkē

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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

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Etymology

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From *borĩ (home people), from *bo (home, house) +‎ *rĩ (people), + *kẽ (large land, mainland), from Proto-Arawak *ki.[1]

Noun

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*borīkē[2]

  1. homeland of the people

Descendants

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  • Spanish: boricua

References

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  1. ^ Granberry, Julian, Vescelius, Gary (2004) Languages of the Pre-Columbian Antilles, Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, →ISBN, pages 69-71
  2. ^ Granberry, Julian, Vescelius, Gary (2004) Languages of the Pre-Columbian Antilles, Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, →ISBN, page 9