mappoeroe

Yao (South America)

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Cariban *pɨrôw (“arrow”) with an unknown prefix attached. Compare Kari'na pyrywa, Trió pïrëu, Wayana pïlëu, Macushi pîrîu.

Noun

mappoeroe

1. arrow

Further reading

• de Laet, Johannes (1633) Novus orbis seu descriptionis Indiæ occidentalis, Libri XVIII, page 642