Reconstruction:Proto-Arawa/abaCiko

This Proto-Arawa 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-Arawa

Noun

*abaCiko

1. moon, month

Reconstruction notes

• The *C is either *j (which corresponds to the Culina-Dení terms) or *r (which corresponds to the Madí term), this does not represent a standard sound correspondence.
• The term may be related to *masiko, which is identical in meaning and its descendants being the other Arawan languages, not represented by *abaCiko.

Descendants

• Culina: abaziko
• Dení: abaziku
• Jamamadí: abariko