pollelii

Yao (South America)

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *pôre (“lower leg”). The -lii ending continues the Proto-Cariban possessed suffix *-rɨ. Compare Apalaí pori, Kari'na pori, Trió përi, Ye'kwana jode.

Noun

pollelii

1. leg

Further reading

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