Reconstruction:Proto-Nawiki/hupana

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

Etymology

From Proto-Arawak *uhbana.

Noun

*hupana[1]

  1. liver

Descendants

  • Western Nawiki:
    • Resígaro: -opáanú
    • Wainumá: ahpa
  • Eastern Nawiki:
    • Carútana: cǔpana
    • Curripaco: lisrupana, lisropana
  • Piapoko: nú-ubana

References

  1. ^ Jolkesky, Marcelo Pinho De Valhery (2016) Estudo arqueo-ecolinguístico das terras tropicais Sul-Americanas, Universidade de Brasília, Instituto de Letras, page 358