Reconstruction:Proto-Nawiki/kaapi

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 *kʰapɨ.

Noun

*kaapi[1]

  1. hand

Descendants

  • Yucuna: kapi (to hold)
  • Eastern Nawiki:
    • Tariana: kápi
    • Curripaco: likápi (likaːpi)
  • Piapoko: nucáapi

References

  1. ^ Jolkesky, Marcelo Pinho De Valhery (2016) Estudo arqueo-ecolinguístico das terras tropicais Sul-Americanas, Universidade de Brasília, Instituto de Letras, page 379