Reconstruction:Proto-Ta-Arawak/kʰapɨ

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 *kʰapɨ.

Noun

*kʰapɨ

  1. hand

Descendants

  • Guajiro:
    • Paraujano: aapü (aapɨ)
    • Wayuu: japü (hapɨ)
  • Lokono-Igñeri: *kʰabɨ
    • Lokono: khabo
    • Igñeri-Taíno: *u-habɨ
      • Garifuna: uhabu
      • Kalinago: úhabu