Reconstruction:Proto-Arawa/aba majaro

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

Etymology

A compound of *aba- (“fish”) and an unknown second element.

Noun

*aba majaro

1. arowana (Osteoglossidae)

Descendants

• Jamamadí: (Jarawara-Jamamadí) bajaro, (Banawá) abajaro
• Suruahá: aba majaro
• Paumarí: bajara