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. hand

Descendants

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