Reconstruction:Proto-Quechuan/qiĉwa

This Proto-Quechuan 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-Quechuan

    Root

    *qiĉwa[1]

    1. a temperate area.
    2. a valley.

    Descendants

    • Classical Quechua: qichwa
    • Quechua: qichwa, qhichwa (see there for further descendants)

    References

    1. ^ Cerrón-Palomino, Rodolfo (2008) Voces del Ande: ensayos de onomástica andina [Words of the Andes: essays on Andean onomastics]‎[1], Lima: Fondo Editorial PUCP, →DOI