Yao (South America) edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Cariban *apô. The -lly ending continues the Proto-Cariban possessed suffix *-rɨ. Compare Apalaí apo, Kari'na apo, Trió apë, Wayana apë, Waiwai apo, Akawaio apö, Pemon apue, Ye'kwana ajö.

Noun edit

iapelly

  1. arm

Further reading edit

  • de Laet, Johannes (1633) Novus orbis seu descriptionis Indiæ occidentalis, Libri XVIII, page 643