Reconstruction:Proto-Ta-Arawak/marikɨ

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 *marikɨ.

Noun

*marikɨ

1. maize, corn

Descendants

• Guajiro:
  • Paraujano: mayikü (mayikɨ)
  • Wayuu: maiki
• Lokono-Igñeri: *marisi
  • Lokono: marisi
  • Igñeri-Taíno: *mahisi
    • Garifuna: awasi
    • Taíno: *mahisi, *mahis
      • → Spanish: maíz (see there for further descendants)