Reconstruction:Proto-Arawak/marikɨ

This Proto-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-Arawak

Noun

*marikɨ

1. maize, corn

Descendants

• Palikur: majki
• Kampa:
  • Asháninka: xinki (ʃinki)
• Proto-Ta-Arawak: *marikɨ
  • 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)
• Paresí-Waurá:
  • Wauja: majki
• Wapixaná-Baré:
  • Wapishana: [Term?] (maʐikʰi~maʒikʰi)